Our top picks from last week’s Midwest Energy News.

COMMENTARY: Andrew Revkin reports on the emerging “neutrinos can go faster than light, therefore climate change is a myth” narrative, and John Farrell says if the U.S. moved at the pace of Germany, we could be 100 percent solar-powered by 2026. (New York Times, CleanTechnica)

ELECTRIC CARS: Topeka, Kansas, gets its first public EV charging station, providing a Level 2 charge at 240 volts. (Topeka Capital Journal)

COAL: Ameren plans to shut down two 70-year-old coal plants in Illinois, the least efficient in its fleet, citing impending EPA rules. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

HIGHWIRE: A former Reagan adviser pours cold water on the political narrative that regulations kill jobs.

EPA: The Environmental Protection Agency plans to weaken the Cross-State Air Pollution rule. (Reuters)

MIDWEST ENERGY NEWS ORIGINAL: NOAA is conducting a study across the Upper Midwest to see how improved weather forecasts can make wind power more efficient — reaping potentially billions of dollars in savings

WIND: BP plans to build an $800 million wind farm across 66,000 acres near Wichita, Kansas, which would be the state’s largest. (Wichita Eagle)

COMMENTARY: For the fourth time, the New York Times editorializes against the Keystone XL pipeline, saying the “certain damages and potential risks” don’t outweigh the benefits. (The others: August 21, July 20, and April 2)

TRANSPORTATION: Michigan lawmakers approve a spending bill that allows work on a high-speed rail line between Detroit and Chicago. (MLive.com)

Our top picks from last week's Midwest Energy News.