Residents in Linn and Benton counties sign petition against Alliant Energy’s natural gas power plant

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A growing group of Linn and Benton County residents say a proposed Alliant Energy natural gas plant is too close for comfort.

Alliant Energy wants to build the Morgan Valley Energy Center in unincorporated Linn County, south of Highway 30 near Linn Benton Road.

On Saturday a group called “Save Morgan Valley” collected petition signatures from people in the cities of Atkins, Cedar Rapids, and Fairfax asking Alliant not to build the power plant…

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