Energy efficiency and conservation
This image provided by Nicholas McGinn, Jr.shows an open planned kitchen. Amhad Freeman, founder of the Nashville, Tennessee-based Amhad Freeman Interiors, says clients now have time to really think about what they need from a room. People are also cooking more than ever before and many of his clients are using money they're not spending on travel and restaurant meals to invest in serious kitchen renovations. (Nicholas McGinn, Jr. via AP)
A homebound year has meant rethinking our rooms, belongings

By Melissa Rayworth Mar. 10, 2021 10:33 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 07:52 AM EST
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Feb. 19 The Greenwood Commonwealth on road and...

Top energy lawmakers optimistic despite divided Legislature

By Frank Jossie Of Energy News Network Jan. 30, 2021 01:01 AM EST
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — In a legislative session likely to be dominated by the state’s pandemic response, two key leaders in Minnesota’s divided Legislature see...

Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP)
Biden Cabinet: Buttigieg urges big funds for Transportation

By Hope Yen And Tom Krisher Jan. 21, 2021 06:01 AM EST

A rower goes past Angel Island and the sun rising behind in smoke from wildfires Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Sausalito, Calif. Thousands of people were under orders to evacuate in regions surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area Wednesday as nearly 40 wildfires blazed across the state amid a blistering heat wave now in its second week. Smoke blanketed the city of San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
California slammed by wildfires, heat, unhealthy smoky air

By Daisy Nguyen And Seth Borenstein Aug. 19, 2020 10:19 PM EDT

FILE- In this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 file photo, workers complete an electric car ID.3 body at the assembly line during a press tour at the plant of the German manufacturer Volkswagen AG (VW) in Zwickau, Germany. The coronavirus has cancelled business plans all over the world but Europe's push into electric cars isn't one of them. Sales of battery-powered and hybrid cars have held up despite a deeply painful recession, mainly thanks to the action of governments. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, file)
Europe's shift to electric cars picks up despite recession

By David Mchugh Jul. 15, 2020 06:47 AM EDT

Bill would help electricians, contractors; fair canceled

Jun. 24, 2020 08:55 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill supported by a group of U.S. senators, including Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, would help electricians, HVAC technicians, and...

Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
Democrats decry 'pandemic of pollution' under Trump's EPA

By Matthew Daly May. 20, 2020 02:01 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ April 21 The Brunswick News on Gov. Brian Kemp's...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2020 02:44 PM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ April 7 The News & Observer and The...

FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, listen. Trump in recent days has grumbled that American companies such as 3M and GM are not doing enough to provide American medical workers and first responders with vital equipment they need. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump uses coronavirus crisis to push his broader agenda

By Aamer Madhani Apr. 05, 2020 08:57 AM EDT