Safety Changes Are Small Comfort When Oil Trains Pass
A fiery oil train derailment in Canada killed 47 people a year ago, prompting regulators and railroads in the U.S. to make changes. Some who live near where oil trains travel are still worried,...
View ArticleLeased Solar Panels Can Cast A Shadow Over A Home's Value
Installing solar panels on a house to generate electricity often costs $20,000 or more, and many homeowners have turned to leasing programs to avoid those upfront costs. But most leases are for 20...
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Pa. Hospital Sees Gun Fight Between Psychiatrist And Patient
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View ArticleTensions Stir At EPA Hearings On New Emission Rules
The coal industry made its presence known in Pittsburgh this week for public hearings on President Obama's controversial plan to address climate change. A key element is rules the Environmental...
View ArticleUp Close And Personal With A 40-Story Oil Rig In The Gulf
The U.S. is in the middle of an oil drilling boom that few people saw coming. After decades of decline, crude oil production is rising again. Technologies such as hydraulic fracturing in places such as...
View ArticlePittsburgh Health Care Giants Take Fight To Each Other's Turf
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View ArticleAs BP Pays For Oil Spill Impact, Some People Aren't Seeing The Cash
BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico disrupted business all along the coastline. Through the end of July, the oil giant paid more than $13 billion to compensate people, businesses and communities...
View ArticleWith U.S. Oil Supply Climbing, Some Call For End To Export Ban
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View ArticleBP Lawyers Use Old-School Trick; Judge Not Amused
Back in school, did you ever fudge the spacing on a report to meet the teacher's page-length requirement? Lawyers representing oil company BP tried something similar in a recent court filing connected...
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Nurse Kaci Hickox Takes A Bike Ride, Defying Maine's Quarantine
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The debate over quarantines in this country came down to this image today - a nurse riding her bike with...
View ArticleFalling Oil Prices Make Fracking Less Lucrative
Oil prices are down than more than 25 percent since June and are staying low for now. Drivers may appreciate that, but for oil companies, it's making some of the most controversial methods of producing...
View ArticleAfter Solyndra Loss, U.S. Energy Loan Program Turning A Profit
In 2011, solar panel company Solyndra defaulted on a $535 million loan guaranteed by the Department of Energy. The agency had a few other high-profile bankruptcies, too — electric car company Fisker...
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At Funeral For New York Man Shot By Police — More Outrage
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View ArticleSupreme Court Rejects BP's Challenge To Gulf Oil Spill Settlement
Oil giant BP has suffered a legal setback in its effort to limit how much the company will pay under a 2012 settlement with thousands of individuals and businesses along the Gulf Coast. Without...
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Low Gas Prices Predicted For 2015 And Beyond
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: We're going to hear two very different views now of the steep drop in oil prices. Prices have fallen so much...
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Future Of Keystone XL Pipeline Back In Obama's Hands
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: As promised, the House today passed legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The Senate is...
View ArticleU.S. Solar Industry Sees Growth, But Also Some Uncertainty
The solar energy business is growing fast, thanks in part to a steep drop in panel prices.The Solar Energy Industries Association reports that prices dropped by more than half since 2010. But the...
View ArticleThe Great Solar Panel Debate: To Lease Or To Buy?
More than 600,000 homes in the U.S. have solar panels today — up dramatically from just a few years ago, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Leasing programs that require little or no...
View ArticleNot Clearing The Snow Off Your Car Before Driving Could Cost You
After weeks of winter storms, snow fatigue has set in across much of the country.You may be tired of clearing ice and snow off your car, but that can be a safety hazard.
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