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Advocates hail regulatory ‘earthquake’ as Illinois slashes requested gas rate increases

2 years 4 months ago
Regulators at the Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday unanimously approved rate hikes for four major natural gas utilities, but the little-known regulatory body’s decision was perhaps more notable for what it rejected. The five-member board flexed its regulatory muscle, slashing the utilities’ requested rate increases by as much as 50%. “This was an earthquake in Illinois utility regulation,” Abe Scarr, director of consumer advocacy group Illinois PIRG told Capitol News Illinois after…
Andrew Adams

Glenn Zimmerman's long-range 2023 St. Louis winter forecast

2 years 4 months ago
As we have mentioned, this is a different year with a new pattern that has not been seen in several years. This El Niño pattern overall will bring fewer precipitation opportunities and potentially more mild air. But the devil is in the details, so let's dive in.
Glenn Zimmerman

New dataset helps discern climate changes from local weather

2 years 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A first-of-its kind dataset is now available to the earth system science community. CONUS 404 is a high-resolution weather simulation that spans more than four decades over the continental United States. Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research partnered with the US Geological Survey to develop this new resource, allowing researchers [...]
Jaime Travers