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News Articles: Energy

West Atlanta resident Harriet Feggins has been out of work since March because of the pandemic. So far she has managed to pay her electric bill by scraping together odd jobs and dipping into her 401(k). "I'm trying to do everything I can," she says, but she worries it won't be enough.

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  • Energy

'Tidal Wave' Of Power Shut-Offs Looms As Nation Grapples With Heat

Power shut-off moratoriums imposed at the start of the pandemic are beginning to expire. Customers and utilities face a backlog of missed bills that may eventually be passed on to ratepayers.

July 30, 2020
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By:
  • Nathan Rott and
  • Molly Samuel
GPB News NPR

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  • Energy

Companies Are Getting Creative To Find Ways To Store Crude Oil Surplus

The oil market is oversupplied, partially due to the global economic slowdown. And companies have to come up with creative ways to store excesses of oil.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • Cardiff Garcia and
  • Stacey Vanek Smith
Pump jacks operate at dusk near Loco Hills in Eddy County, New Mexico, on April 23. U.S. oil producers are grappling with prolonged low oil prices and the uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Business

Oil Industry, Accustomed To Booms And Busts, Is Rocked By Pandemic

When the price of oil crashes, oil companies often merge and big oil gets even bigger. So this crisis could be an opportunity for companies, but it comes with a tremendous amount of uncertainty.

July 16, 2020
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
President Trump proposes changes to the National Environmental Policy Act at the White House in January. The final rules aims to speed approval of pipelines and other infrastructure.

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  • Energy

Trump Overhauls Key Environmental Law To Speed Up Pipelines And Other Projects

President Trump is making major changes to a bedrock environmental law that he says will help the economy. Critics say the move will sideline input from communities affected by polluting projects.

July 15, 2020
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  • Jeff Brady
GPB News NPR

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  • Energy

Court Halts Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown As Legal Fight Goes Forward

A federal appellate court temporarily blocked a lower-court order to shut down and empty the controversial oil pipeline. The operator, Energy Transfer, can continue pumping while the case is pending.

July 15, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Scott Neuman
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Joe Biden Lays Out His Clean Energy Plan

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday outlined his plans to "build a resilient and sustainable infrastructure now and deliver an equitable clean energy future."

July 14, 2020
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  • Scott Detrow
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden details his $2 trillion climate proposal Tuesday at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del.

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Biden Outlines $2 Trillion Climate Plan

The former vice president's initiative calls to chart the United States on "an irreversible path" to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

July 14, 2020
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  • Alana Wise
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Native American Activists Victorious After Judge Orders Pipeline Shut Down

NPR's David Greene talks to Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today, about what the Dakota Access Pipeline shutdown means for activists, and where the court battle goes from here.

July 07, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Environment

Federal Court Orders Dakota Access Pipeline To Shut Down And Be Drained

A federal court on Monday ordered the indefinite shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The decision is a victory for Native Americans and other activists who sued over its environmental impact.

July 06, 2020
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  • Jeff Brady
Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its supporters, shown here during a demonstration in 2017, have opposed the Dakota Access Pipeline for years.

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  • Law

Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Must Be Emptied For Now

A federal judge has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to produce a full environmental review. Until then, oil must stop flowing through the controversial pipeline.

July 06, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Georgia Renewable Power has two plants in Georgia including this one in Madison County.

Biomass Plant In Northeast Georgia Draws Complaints From Residents

Noise and odor from a biomass plant are angering some residents in a Northeast Georgia county.

January 28, 2020
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By:
  • Sophia Saliby
The experimental Kendeda Building on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

How A 'Living Building' Provides AC Without A Power Bill

How do you design a building in the South to cope with 100 degrees in the summer and sub-freezing temperatures in the winter without pumping more...

December 20, 2019
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  • Grant Blankenship

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  • News

On Second Thought For Monday, Aug. 26, 2019

Georgia Power is on track to close its coal ash ponds by sometime next year, and who regulates that process could change soon. The federal EPA wants to...

August 26, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
Joey Spalding walks back to his truck down the street where he lives, Monday, Sept., 11, 2017, on Tybee Island, Ga. He said the Tropical Storm Irma brought three feet of storm surge into his living room.

Moody's Warns Of Downgrade Over Climate Change Inaction

Last month, Moody’s Investors Service issued a stern warning to states: address climate change or risk a credit downgrade . That report says Georgia is...

July 09, 2019
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
Wind, solar, and hydroelectricity are three emerging renewable sources of energy.

Atlanta Pledges To Reach 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Last month, the Atlanta City Council approved an ambitious goal: to rely solely on renewable energy by 2035 . Another city that’s taken the lead with...

July 09, 2019
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
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