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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Loss of tiny organisms hurts ocean, fishing, scientists say
The warming of the waters off the East Coast has brought the loss of microscopic organisms that make up the base of the ocean’s food chain
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Signals point to gentler Federal Reserve in 2023
Easing inflation and a cooling job market are raising hopes on Wall Street that a gentler Federal Reserve is on the way in 2023
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Feds send $930 million to curb 'crisis' of US West wildfires
The Biden administration is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from...
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Penguin Classics, Marvel to issue new editions of 3 comics
Bestselling authors Leigh Bardugo, Jerry Craft and Rainbow Rowell are contributing forewords to new editions of three famed Marvel Comics series
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Foundation empties coffers to fund Black paper in Baltimore
In a rare move for philanthropy, Adam Holofcener and his family emptied their foundation’s coffers and gave $1 million — nearly all the money it...
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Amazon axes charity program amid wider cost-cutting moves
Amazon is ending a charity donation program it ran for a decade in its latest cost-cutting move
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AI tools can create new images, but who is the real artist?
Artificial intelligence systems are training themselves on a vast collection of digitized artworks to produce new images that can be conjured in...
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Ireland fines WhatsApp 5.5M euros for EU privacy breach
Ireland has fined WhatsApp for breaching strict European Union privacy rules by forcing users to consent to allow their personal data to be used to...
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P&G ups sales outlook but higher costs hit 2Q profits
Procter & Gamble Co., the maker of Crest toothpaste and Charmin toilet paper, raised its full-year sales outlook though it cautioned that higher...
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At Davos, Thunberg visit spotlights lack of climate action
Prominent climate activists including Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate are condemning corporate VIPs and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland,...
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AP Top 25 Movies: Breaking down our panelists' picks
Fiercely original films, female-focused stories and theatrical-first releases had the clear edge in The Associated Press’s inaugural Top 25 Movies...
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Dance, geometry merge at Paris menswear week
Dance, theater and geometry have merged in the installment of Paris menswear week
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AP Top 25 Movies, by the numbers: From dollars to donkeys
The films from 2022 that topped the AP's inaugural Top 25 Movies poll yield a host of other numbers, facts, figures and trivia on close examination
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Poland reviews security after divers found near key port
Poland's prime minister has requested a security review of strategic infrastructure after three foreign divers were rescued from near a key oil...
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Fashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber in Brazil Amazon
Veja, an expensive global sneaker brand, is making shoes from traditionally-harvested Brazilian Amazon latex in collaboration with local rubber...
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AP Top 25 Movies, ranking 2022's best: What made the cut?
With hundreds of new movies released each year, many of us depend on the expertise of film critics to help curate our own watching