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Kathy
Hochul wants to set a
new timeline for
cutting greenhouse gas
emissions. State
lawmakers and
environmental
advocates are pushing
back.
By
Lauren Dalban
New
York Gov. Kathy Hochul
announced plans to
roll back parts of the
state’s Climate Act, which established aggressive
targets for reducing
greenhouse gas
pollution.
 
The
Fluvanna County Board
of Supervisors went
against the county
planning commission’s
recommendation to
reject the project
after months of
debate.
By
Charles Paullin
PALMYRA,
Va.—In rural Fluvanna
County, between
Monticello and
Richmond in the middle
of Virginia, there’s a
clear divide over a
natural gas power
plant.
An
unprecedented outbreak
of dengue fever grew
after the torrential
rains of a cyclone and
El Niño. This year’s
building El Niño could
spread more of the
disease.
By
Liza Gross
Every
year, mosquitoes in
mostly tropical and
subtropical countries
cause millions of
cases of dengue fever,
a virus that induces
potentially lethal
flu-like symptoms.
Cases surged in 2019,
after rising for
decades, making dengue
one of the World
Health Organization’s
top-10 global health threats and the fastest-growing
mosquito-borne
disease.
The
government’s surprise
announcement lacked
key details, leading
some to doubt if the
project can secure
equipment, permits and
room on the grid any
time soon.
By
Kathiann M. Kowalski,
Canary Media
This
story was originally
published by Canary Media.
A
bill to restore the
state’s consumer
utilities counsel
failed to move
forward, meaning
Georgia will remain
one of only a handful
of states without a
statutory advocate
representing
ratepayers.
By
Ryan Krugman
Eighteen
years after Georgia
eliminated its
consumer utility
advocate, the fight to
bring the office back
recently resurfaced at
a Senate hearing.
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