$61 million settlement reached over Missouri coal plant emissions

COAL: Ameren Missouri would spend $61 million on high-efficiency air filters for residents and electric school buses under a proposed agreement to settle past clean air violations at a St. Louis-area coal plant. (Missouri Independent)

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ALSO: Indiana regulators approve AES’ plan to transition two coal plant units to run on gas, despite opposition from the coal industry and U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, who was elected Tuesday as the state’s next governor. (Indiana Capital Chronicle)

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CLEAN ENERGY: The incoming Trump administration is likely to reverse federal regulations limiting emissions from power plants and light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and could jeopardize America’s global climate leadership, experts say. (Canary Media, Inside Climate News)

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ELECTION:

• Minnesota Republicans flip enough state House seats to break Democrats’ trifecta, which could result in a tie or a Republican majority following recounts in two races. (WCCO)
• Minnesota, which will keep allocating 40% of lottery revenue to environmental causes, is among states where environmental ballot initiatives prevailed in Tuesday’s election despite broad gains by the GOP. (Grist)
• Whether the GOP ends up controlling both the U.S. House and Senate could either supercharge President-elect Trump’s anti-climate agenda or serve as a check on fossil fuel interests. (Inside Climate News)

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SOLAR: A solar installer and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe run an apprenticeship program that promotes workforce development and builds renewable energy projects on tribal land across the Great Plains. (Buffalo’s Fire)

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EFFICIENCY: A historic former train station in Detroit that was recently renovated and reopened to house various startups is also equipped with various energy-efficiency upgrades. (FacilitiesNet)

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BIOFUELS: Biofuel options outside of corn could play a key role in a more climate-friendly future for Indiana’s biofuels industry. (WFYI)

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COMMENTARY: Voters’ rejection of a South Dakota law to regulate carbon pipelines in Tuesday’s election may have been influenced by a broader campaign in the state to vote ‘no’ on several initiatives that were on the ballot, an editor writes. (South Dakota Searchlight)

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