Utilities News
Utilities covers everything from water to sewage services and natural gas. The work done here isn’t always pretty, but it is worth staying up to date with this vital sector.
List of Utilities News
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Greenpeace: Greek gas hunt an 'unbearable' threat to whales
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greenpeace on Wednesday renewed calls against proposed deep-sea oil and gas exploration off southwest Greece, warning of...
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Vaccine alliance chief: Omicron could trigger 'Inequity 2.0'
CHAVANNES-DE-BOGIS, Switzerland (AP) — The head of vaccine alliance Gavi, which is leading a U.N.-backed push to get COVID-19 vaccines to...
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FAO: Virus hits Asian food security, as millions go hungry
BANGKOK (AP) — The prolonged pandemic and surging prices are undermining food security for millions of people in Asia, with 1.8 billion lacking...
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UK inflation hits decade high, pressuring Bank of England
LONDON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United Kingdom are rising at their highest rate in over a decade as a result of and blockages in the supply...
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Germany's Scholz vows that 'we will win' fight against COVID
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Wednesday that his new government will win the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and make Germany...
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German police conduct raids over alleged COVID death threats
BERLIN (AP) — Police in eastern Germany carried out raids Wednesday in an investigation of alleged threats to kill a state governor and others by...
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Happy 100th, bloody mary: Paris marks cocktail's birthday
PARIS (AP) — Harry’s Bar in Paris is celebrating the 100th birthday of the bloody mary, the vodka-tomato juice cocktail believed to have been...
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Barclays to invest $40M in English women's soccer as sponsor
LONDON (AP) — Barclays is doubling its investment in English women's football as part of its sponsorship of the top two divisions.
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Fashion icon Chanel chooses Indian-born Leena Nair as CEO
NEW DELHI (AP) — The luxury fashion house Chanel has chosen Leena Nair, an industry outsider from India and longtime executive at Unilever, to be...
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Myanmar gems industry targeted in push for sanctions
BANGKOK (AP) — Human rights activists are lobbying major jewelers to stop buying gems sourced in Myanmar as a way to exert pressure on Myanmar’s...
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NYC moves to stop new buildings from using natural gas
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is poised to bar most new buildings from using natural gas within a few years, after lawmakers voted Wednesday to...
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Congress sends Biden $2.5T debt limit hike, avoiding default
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress averted a catastrophic debt default early Wednesday morning after Democratic majorities in both chambers voted to send a...
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Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight virus
Facing rising infections and a new COVID-19 variant, colleges across the U.S. have once again been thwarted in seeking a move to normalcy and are...
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Asian stocks higher after Fed accelerates stimulus pullback
Stocks climbed in Asia on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s gains, after the Federal Reserve said it would accelerate its pullback of economic...
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A retro feel to Biden's plan for covering OTC virus testing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s plan for health insurers to reimburse consumers for echoes a bygone era when the companies processed...
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Amid military atrocities, Myanmar public urges gas sanctions
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The young woman in Myanmar decided to speak out when she realized that money from the company she loved was now in the...
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