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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday urged Congress to take advantage of low crude oil prices to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, breaking with many members of his party who have opposed the measure as a bailout to the industry. "Both parties have used part of the Strategic Petroleum [Reserve] … [Read more...] about Hoyer endorses refilling Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette. | Jon Gambrell/AP Photo Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette downplayed industry concerns that work on new clean energy projects could be disrupted because of President Donald Trump’s executive order to protect the power grid, saying he doesn't expect "any problems or uncertainty” for developers. Trump directed DOE on May 1 to … [Read more...] about Brouillette: Trump grid order won't disrupt new clean energy projects

Wind turbines slowly rotate over corn fields in N.Y. | AP Photo The clean energy sector has shed nearly 600,000 jobs since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, and losses are expected to worsen in the coming months, according to a report released Wednesday by industry groups. Companies cut 447,200 clean energy jobs in April, more than triple the number lost in March, … [Read more...] about Pandemic costs clean energy sector nearly 600,000 jobs

Thanks to coronavirus, zoos are feeling caged in. Lockdowns mean no families buying tickets — and that money is crucial both to cover the costs of feeding and caring for animals, as well as financing the work zoos do to protect endangered species through research and breeding programs. Advertisement Spring usually marks the start of the season for European zoos and … [Read more...] about Hear me roar: Coronavirus keeps zoos behind bars

A man wears a mask to protect himself from the coronavirus while running in front of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. | Jeff Chiu/AP Photo California’s population growth rate dropped to a historically low level for the third consecutive year in 2019 as the state’s cost of living continued to climb, according to preliminary population data released by the … [Read more...] about California population growth rate hit record low last year