Josh Hawley's 'huge win' will be a big loss for clean energy — and ratepayers

Josh Hawley’s 'huge win' already wreaks pain on voters in his home state

It’s only been a few weeks since the Trump administration and lawmakers like Missouri Senator Josh Hawley succeeded in derailing the Grain Belt Express, a high-voltage transmission line that would have brought clean energy to much of the upper Midwest. It’s not clear whether the project will go forw...

Josh Hawley's 'huge win' will be a big loss for clean energy — and ratepayers

It's been only weeks since President Trump and Missouri Republicans killed the Grain Belt Express, but it's already clear rates will go up.

Josh Hawley’s ‘huge win’ will be a big loss for clean energy — and ratepayers

It's only been a few weeks since the Trump administration and lawmakers like Missouri Senator Josh Hawley succeeded in derailing the Grain Belt Express, a high-voltage transmission line that would have brought clean energy to much of the upper Midwest. It's not clear whether the project will go forward, but it's already clear that people will pay more for electricity as a result - and nowhere is that more clear than in Missouri. The Grain Belt E…