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Hezbollah Threatens Israel, Intensifies Attack on US

Hezbollah intensified its attack on the United States, accusing it of “working to weaken and blackmail Lebanon to subject it to Israeli conditions.” The party has also threatened Israel over the border dispute and the oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean. With the arrival in June of the Energean…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 27, 2022

Steve Lopez: We're days away from a Diablo Canyon decision. Here's why one side has a better argument

Should California extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant?

Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2022

Why are energy bills increasing?

Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022

Authorities are giving iodine tablets to residents near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. How dangerous is it there?

Ukrainian authorities have started giving out iodine tablets to residents near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as concerns grow about a potential major nuclear catastrophe.

ABC News · Aug 27, 2022

Hunter coal producers earning billions as prices hit new record highs

Newcastle coal prices hit $660 a tonne

Newcastle Herald · Aug 27, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 185 of the invasion

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected to grid after being cut off; UN inspectors set to visit facility in days; EU leaders to meet over energy crisis

The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2022

Pipeline operators agree to plead guilty in Orange County oil spill and pay nearly $13 million

LOS ANGELES — Three Texas companies agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal environmental charges and pay nearly $13 million in connection with the crude oil spill that fouled Southern California’s coastline last fall.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 27, 2022

Decision on California's last nuke plant could be postponed

California legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office are discussing a compromise over the future of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant that could allow operator Pacific Gas & Electric to seek federal funds for a longer lifespan for the reactors

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Wind farm rate arrangements benefiting some councils, but not others in Tasmania

On one side of Tasmania is a wind farm that helps fill the local council coffers. On the other side, there is a wind farm that is not required to pay rates — and the local council isn't happy.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Pipeline operator agrees to guilty plea in California spill

A pipeline operator and two subsidiaries have agreed to plead guilty to negligently discharging oil off the Southern California coast in connection with a pipeline break that covered beaches with blobs of crude

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022