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S&P Global Market Intelligence: Florida insurers made money last year for first time in 7 years
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years, thanks to investment income and...
Dig deep: US bets on geothermal to become renewable powerhouse
Though geothermal represents only a tiny fraction of current US energy production, several businesses and President Joe Biden’s administration are betting on technological...
Nevada’s first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change
RENO, Nev. (AP) — In what will be a tiny big-game hunt for some of the largest animals in North America, Nevada is...
Bill would give Georgia utility regulators extra years in office without facing voters
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Public Service Commission is an elected body that’s gone years without having elections because of a redistricting lawsuit. Anticipating...
California governor, celebrities and activists launch campaign to protect law limiting oil wells
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jane Fonda joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom and environmental advocates in Los Angeles on Friday...
California work safety board approves indoor heat rules, but another state agency raises objections
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As global warming raises temperatures, a California work safety board has approved standards that would require companies to protect...
U.S. federal judge temporarily blocks plans for power line Mississippi River wildlife refuge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans to build a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River wildlife refuge,...
Human composting as alternative to burial and cremation gets final approval by Delaware lawmakers
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill allowing the composting of human bodies as an alternative...
Panel urged to move lawsuit seeking to shutdown part of Line 5 pipeline to Michigan state court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Michigan attorneys pressed a federal appellate panel on Thursday to move their lawsuit seeking to shut down a portion...
Climate change hits Washington’s beloved cherry blossom festival
It is one of the prettier fixtures of spring in Washington: thousands of cherry trees bloom amid the city’s stately monuments in a...
