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Utah laws cap wildfire damages and let utilities pass the cost onto customers. Utility lobbyists are pushing the model in other states.
The federal government promised to pay for upgrades to keep utility rates down. Now what?
Regulators just imposed unprecedented fees on water usage in the state's agricultural heartland.
America's Breadbasket hasn’t had enough rain to sustain crop growth, including food, animal feed, and ethanol production.
The Department of Energy has canceled or stalled funding for thousands of projects that would improve the country’s stressed grid — and not just in blue states.
Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10 percent of permit holders.
The right to repair can reduce emissions and pollution. But for conservatives, it's "a freedom and liberty issue."
Postville, Iowa, has long dealt with the fallout from Agri Star Meat and Poultry, the town’s largest employer.
A Floodlight analysis in nine of the 10 states that elect public utility commissioners found that more than a third of their contributions of $250 and up are from fossil fuel and electric utility interests — more than $13.5 million in all.
