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Despite their climate pledges, many utilities arent moving away from fossil fuels very quickly, according to a new report. The Sierra Club conducted a follow-up analysis to its 2021 report on the 50 utility companies most invested in coal and gas. It found that companies are doing a marginally better job moving toward clean energy. ...

Virginias new energy plan takes an "all of the above" approach, although it is not as all-encompassing as it seems. Much of Gov. Glenn Youngkins plan will involve consideration of a variety of energy sources such as natural gas, biomass, nuclear power or renewables, and experts contended the plan includes a few drawbacks. ...

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Eric Tegethoff is a journalist covering the Northwest. Eric has worked as a reporter for KBOO, XRAY FM, and Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland, Oregon, as well as other print and digital news media. In 2012, Eric traveled to North Dakota to write about the Bakken region oil boom. He's also worked at a movie theater, as a campaign canvasser and quality assurance at a milk packaging factory. Eric is originally from Orlando, Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida in 2010.

Twenty-one counties in New York are under a drought watch, which could become the norm as climate change heats up the planet. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, a drought watch is the least severe on the drought monitoring scale. For now, public water suppliers start conserving water and urge people to reduce their water use. ...

If Iowa wants to ensure its Nutrient Reduction Strategy is working to curb farm runoff, a new report from an environmental group says it needs to do a better job of monitoring water quality around the state. The Iowa Environmental Council noted that since 2013, Iowa has committed nearly $100 million toward water-quality projects. That includes keeping an eye on the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus entering waterways from sources such as agriculture. ...

A farmworker group in Watsonville is speaking out after a local church terminated the lease on land used for a community garden. The group, called Tierras Milperas, has grown food for local families for 12 years on property which belongs to the All Saints/Cristo Rey Episcopal Church. After a community outcry, Bishop Lucinda Ashby recently granted a 90-day extension on the lease. ...

Households receiving benefits from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children could be able to start shopping for baby formula online, perhaps within months. The federal government said states can apply for grants to improve their programs for people with WIC benefits. WIC participants purchase nearly half the nations baby formula, but until now have not been able to use their benefits to get it from online retailers. ...

The Special Committee on Voter Confidence holds a meeting today to hear from voters and educate people on how the states elections work. Nearly 60% of voters across the political spectrum do not feel confident that the outcome of elections reflects the will of the people, according to a recent SSRS poll for CNN. Thats why Acting Secretary of State David Scanlan launched the committee on voter confidence - he said while some national leaders have been throwing doubt on the validity of electio...