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    Bypassing Hormuz: how technology, not territory, will win the new energy war

    The era where owning the geography meant owning the power is over.

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    A water utility plant in Pennsylvania
    Environment

    Cyberattacks against America’s critical water supplies are dire and getting worse—’systems are not doing what they are supposed to be doing’

    By The Associated Press, Michael Phillis and Matthew Daly
    May 21, 2024
    Crews work to move the cargo ship Dali in Baltimore, Monday, May 20, 2024. The vessel on March 26 struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse and resulting in the death of six people. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
    Environment

    The damaged ship that caused Baltimore’s deadly bridge collapse has been escorted back to port—a major milestone in the recovery effort

    By The Associated Press and Lea Skene
    May 20, 2024
    aerial view of homes in a housing development
    Commentary

    Utilities are doubling their 5-year electricity demand projections—but high interest rates and California’s NEM 3.0 have U.S. solar in a holding pattern

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    May 20, 2024
    Power cables over a field.
    Environment

    Why you should care about—and fear—America’s aging energy grid

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    May 19, 2024
    woman looks at car crushed by fallen bricks
    Environment

    Houston storm knocked out electricity to nearly 1 million users and left several dead, including a man who tried to power an oxygen tank with his car

    By Lekan Oyekanmi, David J. Phillip and The Associated Press
    May 18, 2024
    Four Johns Hopkins students posing on the university's campus with two leaf blowers
    Success

    A group of college kids may have just figured out how to get leaf blowers to shut up

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    May 18, 2024
    Wealthy travelers seeking sun, sand, and luxury are flocking to the Caribbean paradise next to Haiti, where armed gangs dominate
    Environment

    Wealthy travelers seeking sun, sand, and luxury are flocking to the Caribbean paradise next to Haiti, where armed gangs dominate

    By Jim Wyss and Bloomberg
    May 18, 2024
    Tiny, light-brown lizard sparks massive clash between environmentalists and oil giants
    Environment

    Tiny, light-brown lizard sparks massive clash between environmentalists and oil giants

    By Scott Sonner and The Associated Press
    May 17, 2024
    Lush redwoods and cypress trees in view as the Pacific Coast Highway reopens after rockslide deluge
    Environment

    Lush redwoods and cypress trees in view as the Pacific Coast Highway reopens after rockslide deluge

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    May 17, 2024
    New York City
    Environment

    NYC’s rat problem is so bad it’s holding a summit of vermin experts to ‘know our enemy’

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    May 17, 2024
    Traffic in New York City
    Environment

    New York, choked by traffic, plans to charge drivers $15 for entering the city—but a legal battle from angry locals is brewing

    By The Associated Press and Philip Marcelo
    May 17, 2024
    Texas barge collision may have spilled 2,000 gallons of oil into Galveston Bay, Coast Guard says
    Environment

    Texas barge collision may have spilled 2,000 gallons of oil into Galveston Bay, Coast Guard says

    By Lekan Oyekanmi, Valerie Gonzalez and The Associated Press
    May 17, 2024
    Worker quitting her job
    Environment

    Gen Z and millennials are trying to save the planet (and ease their climate anxiety) by quitting jobs that aren’t eco-friendly

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    May 17, 2024
    Severe Texas storms knock out power to 900,000 Houston businesses and homes and blow out hundreds of office and hotel windows
    Environment

    Severe Texas storms knock out power to 900,000 Houston businesses and homes and blow out hundreds of office and hotel windows

    By David J. Phillip, Lisa Baumann, Christopher Weber and The Associated Press
    May 17, 2024
    Photo illustration of Cruise co-founder Kyle Vogt, GM CEO Mary Barra, and a cruise car.
    Tech

    In a single night, self-driving startup Cruise went from sizzling startup to cautionary tale. Here’s what really happened—and how GM is scrambling to save its $10B bet

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    May 16, 2024
    Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state’s coastline
    Environment

    Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state’s coastline

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    May 16, 2024
    bridge on the Pelican Island Causeway which connects Galveston to Pelican Island
    Environment

    Barge slams into Texas bridge causing partial collapse and oil spill after tugboat operator lost control

    By Juan Lozano and The Associated Press
    May 16, 2024
    Ex-Lululemon CEO: Gen Zers want sustainably made and compostable products. Firms taking heed today will be market leaders tomorrow
    Commentary

    Ex-Lululemon CEO: Gen Zers want sustainably made and compostable products. Firms taking heed today will be market leaders tomorrow

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    May 15, 2024
    Robert Kroutil
    Environment

    Whistleblower says EPA tried to backdate documents and altered reports in Norfolk Southern train crash: ‘I think they chose not to know’

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
    May 15, 2024
    Driver arrested and charged with DUI-manslaughter in crash that killed 8 and injured 40
    Environment

    Driver arrested and charged with DUI-manslaughter in crash that killed 8 and injured 40

    By Mike Schneider, Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
    May 14, 2024
    Florida farming
    Environment

    Florida’s migrant farming community jolted by bus crash that kills 8, injures dozens more

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    May 14, 2024
    Cow in a field
    Health

    ‘Absolutely stunning’: Food safety experts amazed as raw milk sales surge amid budding bird flu crisis

    By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
    May 14, 2024
    Brands that teens once heralded as the epitome of trendy and fast fashion—think Abercrombie, Forever 21, and Shein—are now tapping into the $14 billion bridal-gown market.
    Retail

    Shein and Abercrombie are disrupting the $14 billion bridal gown market with cheap dresses—but where brides save, the world is paying full price

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    May 14, 2024
    polar bear near water
    Environment

    The last piece of private land in this strategic corner of the Arctic is on sale for $323 million as geopolitics and the climate heat up

    By Sarah Rappaport and Bloomberg
    May 10, 2024
    Caramelized garlic steak in salads and protein bowls raises carbon-neutral concerns
    Retail

    Caramelized garlic steak in salads and protein bowls raises carbon-neutral concerns

    By Alexa St. John and The Associated Press
    May 9, 2024
    Summer doesn’t start for a month and Dallas has already tied a nearly 100-year old record for high temperatures
    Environment

    Summer doesn’t start for a month and Dallas has already tied a nearly 100-year old record for high temperatures

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    May 9, 2024
    wild boars on a street in Italy
    Environment

    Italy is sending soldiers to stop wild boars menacing its $8.8 billion prosciutto and sausage industry

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    May 9, 2024
    Skiers in a chairlift looking at a snowless mountain.
    Environment

    Traders have turned betting on the weather, a technique pioneered by Enron, into a booming $25 billion market

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    May 8, 2024
    Fannie Mae CEO: Beyoncé is right. Climate change has already hit the housing market—and homeowners aren’t prepared
    Commentary

    Fannie Mae CEO: Beyoncé is right. Climate change has already hit the housing market—and homeowners aren’t prepared

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    May 8, 2024
    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaking at a panel.
    Environment

    AI’s massive appetite for energy will make or break climate-change goals

    By
    May 6, 2024

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