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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...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia Inquirer. April 9, 2021. Editorial: Transitioning away from fossil fuels means transitioning away from housing injustice ...

Navajo Nation finalizes solar plant leases on tribal land

Apr. 07, 2021 07:31 PM EDT
CAMERON, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is moving forward with two more solar plants on the reservation that are expected to generate millions of dollars in...

A parking area with charging stations for electric vehicles at a public park is seen Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. As part of an infrastructure proposal by the Biden administration, $174 billion will be set aside to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations, electrify 20% of school buses and electrify the federal fleet, including U.S. Postal Service vehicles.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
EXPLAINER: Can Biden add energy jobs? Hope mixes with doubt

By Cathy Bussewitz Apr. 06, 2021 01:27 PM EDT

Guy De Deyn and his partner Kim Devos enjoy a wood fire and a game of cards in a Slow Cabin in Elewijt, Belgium, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. These Slow Cabins, set up the Belgian countryside, are the new way to vacation in pandemic times: in complete solitude and in the middle of nowhere. The wooden cabins are fully sustainable, provided you don't stay in the shower too long and you can live without Wi-Fi.(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
AP PHOTOS: Looking for solitude in pandemic times

By Virgina Mayo Apr. 01, 2021 02:22 AM EDT

Peco proposes 9.65% rate increase, citing grid needs

Mar. 31, 2021 01:04 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The electric utility serving the Philadelphia area is seeking a rate increase that would boost a typical monthly residential bill by about ...

Electrician Zach Newton works on wiring solar panels at the 38-acre BNRG/Dirigo solar farm, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Oxford, Maine. President Joe Biden wants to change the way the U.S. uses energy by expanding renewables, but faces several challenges. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Biden faces steep challenges to reach renewable energy goals

By Patrick Whittle And Cathy Bussewitz Mar. 03, 2021 01:08 AM EST

Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump clings to his core election falsehoods

By Hope Yen And Calvin Woodward Mar. 01, 2021 12:13 AM EST

Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump clings to his core election falsehoods

By Hope Yen And Calvin Woodward Feb. 28, 2021 07:25 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 08:22 AM EST
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Feb. 16 The Dothan Eagle on Mardi Gras and the...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Feb. 12, 2021 03:12 PM EST
Connecticut Post. February 10, 2021. Editorial: Lamont’s budget an encouraging first step in a long process As he...

The Rev. Scott Onque, policy director for Faith in Place, speaks in favor of the Clean Energy Jobs Act at a video conference on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in, Chicago. The legislation revives past efforts to make Illinois carbon-free by 2050 with a series of policies and regulations that encourage investment in renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. (Advanced Digital Media via AP)
By 2050, Illinois would use only renewable energy under bill

By John O'connor Feb. 09, 2021 04:36 PM EST

Reem Ebrahim Al-Hashimi, Emirati Minister of State and Managing Director for the Dubai World Expo, delivers her speech during a media tour to visit Terra, The Sustainability Pavilion at the Dubai World Expo site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. With the inauguration of Expo 2020 Dubai, the next world's fair, nine months away amid the raging global pandemic that forced its postponement, organizers unveiled the site's signature pavilion to reporters for the first time on Saturday. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Expo 2020 unveils key pavilion in Dubai as pandemic surges

By Isabel Debre Jan. 16, 2021 10:20 AM EST

The Solar Innovation Center at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park marks the skyline about 50 kilometres south of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. In the oil-rich UAE, an unusual sight is rising in Dubai -- a coal-fired power plant, a first for the region. The $3.4 billion Hassyan power plant in Dubai appears puzzling as the UAE hosts the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
In Dubai, oil-rich UAE sees a new wonder: A coal power plant

By Jon Gambrell Oct. 22, 2020 02:07 AM EDT

File - In this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 file photo, Israel's offshore Leviathan gas field is seen from on board the Israeli Navy Ship Lahav during a rare tour in the Mediterranean Sea, Israel. Five years after Israel signed a landmark agreement to develop large offshore gas fields over the objections of antitrust authorities, environmentalists and consumer advocates, ordinary Israelis have yet to see the windfall promised by the government. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)
Five years on, Israelis see few benefits from major gas deal

By Joseph Krauss Oct. 12, 2020 02:01 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2020 12:40 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Please don’t use unreliable sources of information —...

FILE- In this June 4, 2011 file photo, Indian laborers carry firewood, as smoke rises from a bricks factory on the outskirts of Jammu, India. India should commit to carbon neutrality by ending fossil fuel subsidies and investing in clean solar power as it mobilizes trillion of dollars to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)
U.N. chief urges India to quickly move to clean solar power

Ashok Sharma Aug. 28, 2020 03:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, Petrelli Electric Inc. crew members work to replace deteriorating power poles and transformers and upgrading wires to higher capacity in the Sunland-Tujunga area of Los Angeles. As if the pandemic and recession weren’t bad enough, millions of Californians have been facing the recurring threats of abrupt blackouts during a heat wave in the nation’s most populous state. (Hans Gutknecht/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
Q&A: California's new electricity-blackout challenge

By Michael Liedtke Aug. 19, 2020 06:10 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 06:33 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Nursing home residents must be protected The...

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves a starting flag during a ceremony in Lazaro Cardenas, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, Monday, June 1, 2020. Amid a pandemic and the remnants of a tropical storm, President Lopez Obrador kicked off Mexico's return to a "new normal" Monday with his first road trip in two months as the nation began to gradually ease some virus-inspired restrictions. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz)
Mexican president defies leftist label in virus response

By Mark Stevenson Jun. 02, 2020 12:04 AM EDT