States that have lost the most farms the last 100 years
Agriculture is an integral part of the American economy. Stacker examines which states have lost the most farms over the last 100 years, with data...
Public Utilities Chairman says South Dakota seeing Boom in Renewable Energy Projects
Power production is changing rapidly across the country and regulators are sometimes scrambling to keep up.
Solar and wind energy continue to grow in Midwest
Everybody needs it – energy to power businesses and homes, to give light when it is dark, to help keep people cool in the summer...
SAGE Development Authority Launches Crowdfunding Initiative
Project Will Utilize Renewable Energy Resources to Advance Economic Development for a Tribal Nation and Provide a Replicable Model for Other Native Communities
Climate change is killing the farm belt. With a little help, farmers can fix it
They call the storm a derecho, and it blasted through Tim Gannon’s central Iowa farm at 100 mph on Aug. 10, wrecking a machine shed...
Which State Gets the Highest Percentage of its Electricity from Wind Turbines?
The answer is Iowa. In the month of June, Iowa got 54.4% of it’s electricity from the wind. Second place went to Kansas with 47.0%,...
Cities With the Highest Flood Risk in Every State
Floods accounted for three of the 14 natural disasters that caused at least $1 billion in damage in the United States in 2019. In total,...
WEC Energy Group invests $235M in South Dakota wind farm
WEC Energy Group, parent company of Milwaukee utility We Energies, is investing about $235 million to acquire 85% ownership interest in Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm,...