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News Articles: Energy

Electrical wires and telephone poles were downed in Lahaina, Hawaii, after the deadly wildfires. Maui County has filed a lawsuit targeting Hawaiian Electric Co., or HECO, and several of its subsidiaries, seeking "punitive and exemplary damages" and to recoup costs and loss of revenue from the fires.

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  • National

Maui County sues Hawaiian Electric Co. for damages from disastrous fires

The civil suit filed Thursday seeks a jury trial and "punitive and exemplary damages" to recoup costs and loss of revenue from the deadly wildfires.

August 25, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Ravenna Koenig
Workers install solar panels on a rooftop at AltaSea's research and development facility at the Port of Los Angeles on April 21, 2023.

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  • Politics

The U.S. imports most of its solar panels. A new ruling may make that more expensive

The Commerce Department says solar panel makers in four Southeast Asian countries are evading U.S. duties on Chinese solar components. The finding could raise costs in the United States.

August 18, 2023
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

A year in, landmark U.S. climate policy drives energy transition but hurdles remain

One year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, directing hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the transition away from fossil fuels.

August 17, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Waldholz
This pollinator research area is located underneath the right-of-way solar array that’s located along I-85 near exit 14 in LaGrange, Georgia. Mike Haskey / Ledger-Enquirer

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  • News

Nonprofit installs solar panels, plants flowers along 18-miles of west GA highway

In west Georgia, a humble 4-acre piece of land on the shoulder of Interstate 85 is buzzing with bees and soaking up the sun’s energy via 2,600 panels of solar power. This project is the brainchild of The Ray, a nonprofit created by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Kala Hunter
Ford CEO Jim Farley speaks at the launch of the Ford F-150 Lightning at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., on April 26, 2022. Farley is determined to expand production of electric cars — and at the same time, to make more energy-efficient gas-powered and hybrid models.

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  • Business

Ford is losing a lot of money in electric cars — but CEO Jim Farley is charging ahead

In a wide-ranging interview, Ford's CEO shares his thoughts about his company's ramp-up in electric cars and the state of charging. (He's very happy about that Tesla deal, too.)

August 12, 2023
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  • Camila Domonoske
Retired West Virginia coal miner Terry Lilly, who has black lung, speaks during a public hearing hosted by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration about its draft rule to limit worker exposure on Thursday.

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  • Health

Coal miners say new limits on rock dust 'could save some lives'

Miners and their advocates testify in favor of new silica regulations aimed at preventing black lung disease

August 11, 2023
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  • Robert Benincasa
The Jim Bridger coal plant in Point of Rocks, Wyo., powers more than a million homes across six Western states. Under proposed federal rules many coal plants would have to dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in coming years.

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  • Climate

Utility group calls for changes to proposed EPA climate rules

Utilities argue proposed EPA power plant rules are too strict, while environmental groups say they should reduce climate pollution even more.

August 09, 2023
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  • Jeff Brady
A portion of Grand Canyon National Park and the newly designated Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

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  • Religion

New national monument comes after more than a decade of advocacy by Native nations

The new national monument that President Biden is designating in Arizona today comes after Native nations advocated for decades to protect the area

August 08, 2023
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  • Ryan Heinsius
Plan Vogtle is pictured in an undated photo.

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  • News

PSC expert: Plant Vogtle expansion bad deal for Georgia Power customers

Years of cost overruns at the nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle have made the project a poor deal for Georgia Power customers, an expert with the PubliC Service Commission said Thursday.

July 28, 2023
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  • Dave Williams

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  • Law

Supreme Court OKs completion of Mountain Valley gas pipeline

The case involved an emergency challenge to the final stages of development of the 303-mile pipeline, which is to span from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Meghanlata Gupta
GPB News NPR

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  • Energy

China dominates the EV battery industry. Can the rest of the world catch up?

China is dominant in every aspect of electric vehicle battery technology. Now the rest of the world is trying to catch up.

July 22, 2023
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By:
  • Jackie Northam
Workers install solar panels at the Port of Los Angeles in California.

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  • Climate

The U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be enough, a new report says

The Inflation Reduction Act could help the U.S. cut greenhouse gas pollution up to 42% from 2005 levels by 2030. That's still short of what the country promised under the Paris Climate Agreement.

July 20, 2023
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  • Michael Copley
The Keneda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech.

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  • News

Solar power is a cheap, favored form of renewable energy in GA, but residential solar lags

Solar, the most affordable form of energy in Georgia, has momentous support from both sides of the political aisle — and it’s combating climate change.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Kala Hunter
FTC Chair Lina Khan prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on July 13.

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  • Business

FTC and Justice Department double down on strategy to go after corporate monopolies

New guidelines from the FTC and Justice Department are part of a broader push to promote competition and limit what the White House sees as excessive consolidation.

July 19, 2023
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By:
  • Dara Kerr and
  • Alina Selyukh
Josh Dini and Gary McKinney protest a planned lithium mine outside a federal appeals court in California in June.

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  • National

Tribes object. But a federal ruling approves construction of the largest lithium mine

A federal appeals court on Monday denied a last-ditch effort by tribes to block construction of what's likely to be the largest lithium mine in North America on federal land in Nevada.

July 18, 2023
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  • Kirk Siegler
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