'Grassroots' Save Morgan Valley group seeks to halt power plant plans.
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'Grassroots' Save Morgan Valley group seeks to halt power plant plans. Group gathering petition signatures, speaking at public meetings to oppose Alliant Energy proposal Signs opposing the Morgan Valley Energy Center are displayed at a Save Morgan Valley petition signing event in Newhall. CREDIT SAVE MORGAN VALLEY From yard signs to petition-signing drives and comments at local governmental meetings, the mission is clear: Save Morgan Valley is persistent in its opposition to Alliant Energy's proposal for a natural gas-fired power plant in western Linn County. Save Morgan Valley describes itself as "a grassroots community organization advocating for the protection of rural communities, public health, farmland, natural resources, and wildlife." The group formed about two months ago, after Alliant announced plans for the Morgan Valley Energy Center, a proposed 720-megawatt natural gas power plant planned on a 160-acre site near the intersection of Highway 30 and Linn-Benton Road in unincorporated Linn County. The proposed Linn County site proposal came after Alliant said it would seek a new location for a natural gas power plant. The company had previously announced plans to build a plant in Fairfax, but later said they were "deprioritizing" that site after safety concerns raised by the Eastern Iowa Airport. Alliant says it evaluated multiple locations before identifying...
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