UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 23, 2015

Commission file number 000-33067

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 505-6115

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K in response to a report issued by Oilprice.com and released through Accesswire on April 22, 2015 titled “The Big Winner in the US Coal Regulations Game”.

Certain factual statements and projections made in such report as they relate to the Company are not accurate and the Company advises readers not to rely on such statements about the Company or projections made in the report.

The Company did not authorize or approve the report prior to its dissemination nor did it receive a copy prior to its release.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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