Tag: Energy and the environment
Biden pitches huge budget, says Dems will ‘get a lot done’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden made a quick foray to the U.S. Capitol hunting support for his multitrillion-dollar agenda of infrastructure, health care and...
Top Senate Dem sets infrastructure vote, pressures lawmakers
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pressured lawmakers Thursday to reach agreement by next week on a pair of massive domestic spending measures,...
Five most likely reasons your check engine light just lit up
Americans are holding onto their vehicles longer than ever, with the average age of a car in 2020 rising to a record 12.1 years,...
Road to future: Dutch province unveils solar bicycle path
MAARTENSDIJK, Netherlands — Authorities in a central Dutch province opened what they are billing as the world's longest solar bicycle path Wednesday, mixing sustainable...
Climate activists hail Dem budget spending on clean energy
WASHINGTON — Environmental groups hailed a sweeping $3.5 trillion domestic spending plan announced by Democrats, saying it would make “transformational investments” in clean energy...
Lawsuit says Alabama blocking solar power with unfair fees
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The fees imposed by the Alabama Power company on customers who generate their own electricity with rooftop or on-site solar panels...
Pandemic garbage boom ignites debate over waste as energy
PORTLAND, Maine — America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline — and that has reignited a debate about the...
Bill aims to spend billions to fix nation’s aging dams
BOSTON — Lawmakers in Congress on Friday introduced a bill that would pump tens of billions of dollars into fixing and upgrading the country’s...
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
WASHINGTON — Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a...
Under presssure, company cancels Tennessee pipeline
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Environmentalists and activists claimed victory Saturday after a company canceled plans to build an oil pipeline through southwest Tennessee and north...