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"More States Look To Virtual Power Plants To Fight Rising Electric Bills"

"As of last year, 34 states have programs that call on utilities to use smart thermostats and water heaters, batteries and EV chargers, and energy management systems at businesses and factories to combat rising electricity rates."

Source: Canary Media, 03/02/2026

N. Dakota Judge Finalizes $345M Judgment Against Greenpeace In Pipeline Case

"A North Dakota judge on Friday finalized a $345m judgment against Greenpeace in a lawsuit pursued by pipeline company Energy Transfer over the environmental group’s role in protests against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline."

Source: Guardian, 03/02/2026

"The US Had a Big Battery Boom Last Year"

"The US added a record-breaking amount of energy storage in 2025, according to a new solar industry report published Monday. The growth of battery storage across the US is a rare success story for clean energy during the renewables-hostile second Trump administration—and also a sign of how utilities may be thinking about reorienting electric grids as demand goes up across the country."

Source: WIRED, 02/27/2026

Judge Orders Changes To Columbia and Snake River Dam Operations To Help ‘Disappearing’ Salmon

"A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest in order to help salmon, saying the Trump administration’s plans for the massive structures would harm salmon runs that are 'disappearing from the landscape.'”

Source: AP, 02/27/2026

"Crews In Florida Battle A 25,000-Acre Wildfire Near ‘Alligator Alcatraz’"

"Crews in South Florida were trying to contain a wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve that had burned more than 25,000 acres (100 square kilometers) near the immigration detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' as of Wednesday."

Source: AP, 02/27/2026

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