Energy and utilities regulation
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
California to extend eviction ban, pay back rent for tenants

By Adam Beam Jun. 25, 2021 01:26 PM EDT

Economists detail recovery of New Mexico oil production

Jun. 23, 2021 08:10 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Legislative analysts say New Mexico is the only top oil-producing state to have recovered to pre-pandemic levels of production, but...

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014, file photo, some of more than 350 miles of pipe awaiting shipment for the Keystone XL oil pipeline project is stored at Welspun Tubular, in Little Rock, Ark. The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it's pulling the plug on the contentious project, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, after Canadian officials failed to persuade the Biden administration to reverse its cancellation of the company's permit. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline's demise

By Matthew Brown, John Flesher And Matthew Daly Jun. 10, 2021 05:55 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press May. 31, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. May 30, 2021. Editorial: Let’s honor all our fallen: soldiers and virus victims After a year...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press May. 24, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. May 20, 2021. Editorial: Law banning face mask requirements caps off months of pandering, reactionary government by...

A customer drives from a Chevron station after it ran out of gasoline, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Miami. State and federal officials are scrambling to find alternate routes to deliver gasoline in the Southeast U.S. after a hack of the nation's largest fuel pipeline led to panic-buying that contributed to more than 1,000 gas stations running out of fuel. The pipeline runs from the Gulf Coast to the New York metropolitan region. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Biden pledges aggressive response to pipeline cyberattackers

By Josh Boak May. 13, 2021 12:16 AM EDT

President Joe Biden delivers remarks about COVID vaccinations in the South Court Auditorium at the White House, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden team moves swiftly to tackle pipeline political peril

By Josh Boak May. 12, 2021 03:43 PM EDT

Regulator shares discredited conspiracy theories about COVID

May. 08, 2021 05:47 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — An elected Arizona utility regulator has shared discredited conspiracy theories while trying to persuade energy and power providers not to...

A health worker takes photograph of a person holding a document confirming he has tested positive for COVID-19 at a government run hospital in Gauhati, India, Saturday, May 8, 2021. Infections have swelled in India since February in a disastrous turn blamed on more contagious variants as well as government decisions to allow massive crowds to gather for religious festivals and political rallies. ​(AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
The Latest: Utility regulator shares discredited theories

By The Associated Press May. 08, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

A worker stands on scaffolding attached to the Deception Pass Bridge, a 976-foot span about 180-feet above the waters below, as work to replace corroded steel and paint the structure continues Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Deception Pass, Wash. The 86-year old bridge, along with its 511-foot long companion Canoe Pass Bridge, spanning immediately to the north, connect Whidbey Island on the south to Fidalgo Island. Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have agreed on in recent years. Those efforts have slowed to a crawl this year, even as lawmakers acknowledge a widening gap between needed work and the money to pay for it. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes

By David A. Lieb May. 01, 2021 10:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020 file photo, the sun rises behind the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Supreme Court wrestles with New Jersey pipeline case

By Jessica Gresko Apr. 28, 2021 06:52 PM EDT

Alaska lawmakers want a say in use of federal aid money

Apr. 21, 2021 01:56 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers want a say in how the state spends more than $1 billion from a new federal aid package, a year after largely ceding...

This undated photo provided by Melanie for New Mexico shows Melanie Stansbury. Stansbury's campaign points out that she co-sponsored a 2020 bill to roll back state taxes on Social Security benefits. The bill was sidelined without a House or Senate floor vote in the Democrat-led Legislature. (Melanie for New Mexico via AP)
Energy, voting rights loom in congressional special election

By Morgan Lee Apr. 13, 2021 08:00 PM EDT

Connecticut looking into booster shots for older residents

By Susan Haigh And Pat Eaton-Robb Apr. 05, 2021 11:45 AM EDT
Connecticut officials are looking into the possibility of having to eventually administer booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccines in nursing homes, while also...

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden plan would spend $16B to clean up old mines, oil wells

By Matthew Daly Apr. 01, 2021 12:08 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Dispatch. March 17 2021. Editorial: New commission must find new ways to pay for Pennsylvania infrastructure needs ...

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Chicago Tribune. March 22, 2021. Editorial: Billions in federal money headed to Illinois. How many pickleball courts can it buy? ...

Utilities regulators extend state's shutoff moratorium

Mar. 19, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island utilities regulators on Friday extended the state's electricity and natural gas shutoff moratorium in light of emergency...

InvestigateWest: Activists fight fossil-fuel pipelines

By Braela Kwan Mar. 16, 2021 05:27 PM EDT
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Members of Canada’s First Nations and their allies are mounting last-ditch challenges to two massive fossil fuel pipelines...

Connecticut strikes deal on electricity bill relief

Mar. 10, 2021 01:59 PM EST
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut reached an agreement with United Illuminating to provide rebates to the electric utility's customers as part of the state's...