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A family bathe and wash their car with mountain spring water after hurricane Maria hit the area in September, in Utuado, Puerto Rico.

In hurricane aftermath, Puerto Ricans get impatient with shortages

Global Politics

Puerto Ricans’ tolerance for the post-hurricane lifestyle is running thin — and you can even see it in people’s driving habits.

Pilgrim nuclear plant

Nuclear reactor closings in the US continue to roil the energy industry

Environment
Sammis power plant

An Ohio power company wants to reverse the deregulation it once fought for

Environment
Attendees take pictures of the new Tesla Energy Powerwall Home Battery during an event at Tesla Motors in Hawthorne, California, on April 30, 2015.

If Tesla’s new solar power batteries are as good as its cars, they could be a game changer

Environment
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Good enough for America, good enough for GM

Global Politics
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