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US refiners boosting fuel output past 90% of capacity for summer driving season
Strong spring production levels have retail gasoline prices on par with a year ago, according to motorist group AAA.
Last year set record for US heat deaths, AP analysis shows. Could this year be worse?
The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the...
California approves community solar program backed by utilities
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a new solar energy program that the industry said did not go far enough to...
Americans still prefer gas vehicles over hybrid or EVs: survey by KPMG
Americans still prefer to buy a standard gas vehicle over a hybrid or an electric vehicle even with the same price and features,...
Crews race to restore power across Texas ahead of more storms
The ongoing power outages following storms in north Texas prompted the Garland Independent School District in suburban Dallas to cancel classes for the...
Elon Musk rules out discussions over potential role in Trump presidency
Elon Musk said on Thursday there have not been any talks over a potential advisory role for the billionaire in case former U.S....
Hybrid vehicles aren’t just bridge to EVs, Ford chief says
Ford CEO Jim Farley wants the industry to stop viewing hybrid vehicles as only an interim solution to be used until drivers are...
Democratic senators ask DOJ to investigate alleged U.S. oil exec collusion with OPEC
Earlier in May, the Federal Trade Commission gave the go-ahead to Exxon Mobil's $60 billion purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources, but barred former...
Sixth house collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina coast
North Carolina’s coast is almost entirely made up of narrow, low-lying barrier islands that are increasingly vulnerable to storm surges and to being...
Louisiana chemical plant threatens shutdown if EPA emissions deadline stays
A synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of increasing the cancer risk for the nearby majority-Black community in Louisiana told a federal appeals court it...
