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Running-Marquardt speaks out against Morgan Valley power plant plans

Linn County Board of Supervisors chair Kirsten Running-Marquardt publicly denounced Alliant Energy's proposed Morgan Valley Energy Center, stating it primarily serves Google and QTS data centers in Cedar Rapids and will cause significant pollution. She urged Alliant to implement better emission reduction technology and called for transmission lines to be rerouted away from a school campus. The project faces multiple regulatory reviews, including air quality permits and a rezoning application.