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Editorial: Federal transportation bill should not punish EV drivers
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (419+ words) The Seattle Times editorial board An electric vehicle charges at an Electrify America station in Arcadia, Calif. , on May 22, 2025. Despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles, such technology continues to receive only scorn and derision from the White House and…...
Mark Gongloff: Relax. Solar panels won't give you cancer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (598+ words) Mark Gongloff Bloomberg Opinion We live in an age of both scientific miracles and superstition about science, increasing more or less in tandem. One year, we're creating novel vaccines that arrest a global pandemic, and four years later, we've got…...
Hosting solar can be a lifeline for farmers. But overcoming local opposition is tough
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (916+ words) By JOSHUA A. BICKEL Associated Press Overcoming opposition to solar is tough Blake Greier, 13, works to repair a hitch as his father, Wayne, left, helps on March 10 in Canfield, Ohio. Solar panels operate on a farm near homes on Jan. 14 in…...
Iran war's global energy crisis sharpens China's advantage in clean tech
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1106+ words) By CHAN HO-HIM, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL, and ANTON L. DELGADO Associated Press War in Iran helps foreign clean tech Gao Huan, CTO of CATL's China E-car Business, introduces the latest Freevoy Super Hybrid Battery from Chinese battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL)…...
Editorial: EVs skirt the gas tax
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (444+ words) FILE - An electric vehicle charges at an Electrify America station in Arcadia, Calif. , May 22, 2025. User taxes don't function properly when some users are able to avoid the tax. Fuel taxes and vehicle fees are two major sources of revenue for…...
Building a stronger grid: PPL outlines 2026 reliability investments
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (352+ words) PPL Electric Utilities announced on Monday that in 2026 it plans to make proactive upgrades, install innovative smart technology, and perform vegetation management to improve electric service and reduce outages year-round. As part of PPL Electric Utilities" multi-year reliability improvement strategy,…...
Earth Science students learn about energy conservation
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (154+ words) timesleader. com Shown from left are Nadiel Figueroa Gonzalez, Mason Venegas, and science teacher Mrs. Christina Cawthern. Earth Science classes taught by Mrs. Christina Cawthern and Mr. Robert Stelma in the Wyoming Valley West School District recently welcomed guest speakers…...
Wall Street rises to the edge of its all-time high
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (642+ words) By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer Options trader Joseph D'Arrigo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. The S&P 500 added 0. 2% and finished just 0. 3% shy of its record closing level, which was set in October....
Legislative Roundup: Pa. leads nation with 20th EV charging station
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1089+ words) The Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg on July 26, 2023. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Penn DOT) Secretary Michael Carroll, Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA Turnpike), and Pennsylvania Traffic Injury Prevention Project (PA TIPP) officials recently gathered to promote…...
Renewables will benefit from walking on their own
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (383+ words) The idea that renewables alone can power the American economy is nonsense given the current technology, green pipe dreams notwithstanding. President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" nixed a host of green energy handouts created during the Biden administration. In response,…...