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Pandemic garbage boom ignites debate over waste as energy

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America remains awash in refuse as new cases of ... Read more

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PG&E seeks $3.6 billion in rate hikes for wildfire safety

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric asked regulators Wednesday to grant a $3.6 billion rate hike ... Read more

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California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages

By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ... Read more

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Blackouts in US Northwest due to heat wave, deaths reported

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat ... Read more

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EXPLAINER: Why is Biden halting federal oil and gas sales?

By MATTHEW BROWN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden shut down oil ... Read more

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Damage from virus: Utility bills overwhelm some households

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Millions of U.S. households ... Read more

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Timing key in consulting deal between FirstEnergy, regulator

By MARK GILLISPIE and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Shortly before a utility lawyer ... Read more

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As climate fight shifts to oil, Biden faces a formidable foe

By MEAD GRUVER and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s bid to tackle ... Read more

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Biden hopes to boost offshore wind as Mass. project advances

By MATTHEW DALY and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts ... Read more

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AP Interview: DOE reviving loan program, Granholm says

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of its clean-energy agenda, the Biden administration is ... Read more

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