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The new Missouri law allows utilities to charge customers for power plants as they are being built, rather than after they are complete. Consumer and environmental groups say it will make utilities significantly more expensive and worsen climate change.

Missouri state Sen. Mike Henderson said the bill protects farmers’ privacy. Public information advocates and environmental groups worry about the loss of transparency.

Congressional representatives from St. Louis and Kansas City and environmental groups argue the state’s plan doesn’t make meaningful attempts to reduce the pollution that causes haze.

Drone footage immediately following the spill showed the 588,000 gallons of oil turned Mill Creek black. Keystone pipeline owner TC Energy says the fly-zone is necessary for the "safety and security" of cleanup crews.

Evergy scored low ratings for its reliance on coal and gas as sources of energy, and its failures to invest in more sources of renewable energy.

A series of virtual roundtable discussions are underway regarding the Waters of the United States definition. But the input might not change much about what comes next.