Gillian Flaccus

  • Electric vehicle chargingEnvironment

    So you rent an apartment in a big city and you have an electric car: Where are you supposed to charge it?

    By Gillian Flaccus and The Associated Press
  • Stephanie Terrell, a Portland, Ore., renter who owns a used electric car, charges it at a public charging station in a grocery store parking lot on Sept. 30, 2022. Terrell bought an EV this fall, but charging it up has been a constant challenge because as a renter she does not have access to a private garage where she can plug in overnight and public options are often limited.Personal Finance

    Apartment renters face unexpected problem as more buy EVs: If you don’t have a garage, where do you charge it?

    By Gillian Flaccus and The Associated Press
  • First Wind-Solar-Battery PlantEnvironment

    Oregon launches a first-of-its-kind renewable energy plant with solar, wind and battery power

    By Gillian Flaccus and The Associated Press
  • 21 February 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: An electric car charging at an electric vehicle charging station Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa (Photo by Horst Galuschka/picture alliance via Getty Images)Environment

    Biden administration approves $900 million for states to build a national electric car-charging network

    By Gillian Flaccus, Matthew Brown, and others
  • In this Sunday, March 29, 2020, photo, a sign posted at an entrance to a 365 Whole Foods store advises customers not to use their own bags while shopping in Lake Oswego, Ore. Just weeks earlier, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shoppers bring reusable bags or pay a small fee. Grocery clerks are nervous that the virus could linger on reusable fabric bags and their unions are backing them up with demands to end plastic bag fees and suspend bag bans. The plastics industry has seized the moment, lobbying to overturn existing bans on single-use plastics. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)Environment

    Coronavirus fears spur cities to reverse hard-fought bans on single-use plastic

    By Gillian Flaccus and The Associated Press