DURHAM, N.C. – Duke Energy and three rooftop solar installers have reached a settlement in a fight over the monopoly utility’s proposal to hobble North Carolina’s net metering program, with opponents...

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Gov. Newsom says rooftop solar ‘essential’ for California’s future

May 19, 2022

During a Friday press conference announcing a revised budget proposal that includes billions in new investments for California’s electricity grid, Gov. Gavin Newsom called rooftop solar “essential” to...

EWG statement on FDA response to phthalates food petition

May 19, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration is denying a 2016 petition from environmental and consumer advocacy groups asking it to revoke approval of harmful phthalate chemicals in food packaging and food...

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DOE throws PG&E lifeline to keep aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operating

May 18, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy is extending the deadline for Pacific Gas & Electric, or PG&E, to submit required documents for getting part of a $6 billion federal fund, in order to keep the aging...

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In settlement with installers, Duke Energy concedes ground in plot to hobble state’s rooftop solar program

Gov. Newsom says rooftop solar ‘essential’ for California’s future

EWG statement on FDA response to phthalates food petition

DOE throws PG&E lifeline to keep aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operating