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The review comes in response to a call from Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), who asked the inspectors general of the USDA and Department of Labor in August to determine whether actions by the Trump administration helped spread the coronavirus amongst workers at the plants.
WASHINGTON -- The inspector general for the U.S. Agriculture Department is reviewing the...
A Furious Industry Backlash Greets Moves by California Cities to Ban Natural Gas in New Construction Gas bans and restrictions, and the industry pushback, is part of a battle on many fronts over the future of natural gas in homes and businesses. March 5, 2021 Center Street, near the University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley was the first city in the United States to pass an ordinance that banned natural gas hookups in new construction. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Related Share this article Second in a series with the Seattle Times on the future of natural gas in homes and...
Inside Clean Energy: Warren Buffett Explains the Need for a Massive Energy Makeover A man whose empire includes energy companies says investment in interstate power lines is expensive but essential. March 4, 2021 Philanthropist Warren Buffett is joined onstage by 24 other philanthropist and influential business people featured on the Forbes list of 100 Greatest Business Minds during the Forbes Media Centennial Celebration at Pier 60 on September 19, 2017 in New York City. Credit: Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage via Getty Images Related Share this article Warren Buffett’s annual letters to shareho...
Blackjewel’s Bankruptcy Filing Is a Harbinger of Trouble Ahead for the Plummeting Coal Industry The company wants to walk away from almost 200 mining permits in four states, potentially leaving thousands of acres of environmentally damaged land. March 3, 2021 Unemployed Blackjewel coal miner David Pratt holds his daughter Willow as he walks across railroad tracks that lead to one of the company's mines near Cumberland, Kentucky in 2019. Blackjewel miners found themselves unemployed when the company declared bankruptcy and the workers' final paychecks bounced, leading them to blockade the tr...