Tag: Energy industry
California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages
SAN FRANCISCO — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost...
Iran oil workers strike for better wages as economy suffers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Thousands of workers in Iran’s vast energy industry have gone on strike over the past week to press demands...
NJ awards 2 more offshore wind projects, tripling capacity
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. —
New Jersey utility regulators approved the...
Biden signs three bills to overturn Trump-era rules
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed three separate laws Wednesday that dismantle part of the Trump era, blocking payday lenders from avoiding caps on...
Supreme Court won’t sidetrack plans for natural gas pipeline
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with a pipeline company in a dispute with New Jersey over land the company needs for a...
Rolling blackouts for parts of US Northwest amid heat wave
SPOKANE, Wash. — The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday — prompting a electrical utility in...
Uprooted again: Venezuela migrants cross US border in droves
DEL RIO, Texas — Marianela Rojas huddles in prayer with her fellow migrants, a tearful respite after trudging across a slow-flowing stretch of the...
CenterPoint seeks OK to convert Indiana power plant to gas
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A utility that provides electricity to a large portion of southwestern Indiana wants to convert a coal-fired power plant to natural...
Gas prices rise again, no sign of letting up this summer
After a brief dip, gas prices in the U.S. are on the rise again.
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Egyptian, Jordanian and Iraqi leaders meet in Baghdad
BAGHDAD — Egypt's president arrived in Baghdad on Sunday on a first official visit to the country in over 30 years, for tripartite talks...