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In an aerial view, solar panels are seen at MCE Solar One solar farm on April 25, 2024, in Richmond, California. California has cut back on rooftop solar incentives as the state has an estimated 47 gigawatts of solar power installed, nearly 25 percent of the state&rsquo;s electricity, that powers 13.9 million homes. On days where there is little demand for electricity, the price of electricity flattens and gigawatts of the solar generated power is curtailed.

Midwestern farmers who say yes to solar power face neighbors’ wrath

In an aerial view, solar panels are seen at MCE Solar One solar farm on April 25, 2024, in Richmond, California. California has cut back on rooftop solar incentives as the state has an estimated 47 gigawatts of solar power installed, nearly 25 percent of the state&rsquo;s electricity, that powers 13.9 million homes. On days where there is little demand for electricity, the price of electricity flattens and gigawatts of the solar generated power is curtailed.

August 19, 2024, 6:01am Business

When Michigan farmer Clara Ostrander heard about the benefits of hosting a solar energy project, she remembered something her father had told her four days before he died: Don’t sell the farm. Keep it in the family. Read story

What credit score is needed to buy a house?

August 19, 2024, 5:02am Business

Strictly speaking, you don’t need a credit score to buy a house. If you’re paying cash, for example, no one necessarily cares whether you have good credit. However, if — like most aspiring American homeowners — you’ll need financing, then your credit score is crucial. Read story

Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt U.S. supply chain next week

August 18, 2024, 2:24pm Business

Canada's two largest railroads are starting to shut down their shipping networks as a labor dispute with the Teamsters union threatens to cause lockouts or strikes that would disrupt cross-border trade with the U.S. Read story

Decades after being declared a superfund site, Bunker Hill Mine plans to reopen early next year

August 18, 2024, 6:02am Business

More than four decades after it closed amid environmental disaster, the Bunker Hill Mine is on track to reopen next year in one of the country’s largest superfund sites, this time with a vision for more responsible mining and stewardship. Read story

FILE - A man glances up at a tree that is blocking his way while attempting to go home after a fire ravaged the area on Mix Canyon Road in Vacaville, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020.

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

FILE - A man glances up at a tree that is blocking his way while attempting to go home after a fire ravaged the area on Mix Canyon Road in Vacaville, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020.

August 18, 2024, 6:02am Business

As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes. Read story

Pfizer CEO on moving beyond COVID vaccines to become a leader in cancer and obesity treatments

August 18, 2024, 6:00am Business

Two years ago, Pfizer was the envy of the pharmaceutical world, with more than $100 billion in annual sales from its COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral Paxlovid. Read story

Jim P&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;Pool, a former Signature Room server, stands in front of 875 N. Michigan Ave., the former home of The Signature Room, in the Streeterville neighborhood on July 30, 2024. (Eileen T.

‘There is not enough pie’: When companies file for bankruptcy, workers with unpaid wage claims are left in limbo

Jim P&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;Pool, a former Signature Room server, stands in front of 875 N. Michigan Ave., the former home of The Signature Room, in the Streeterville neighborhood on July 30, 2024. (Eileen T.

August 18, 2024, 6:00am Business

Irene Luna, a former pastry cook at The Signature Room, had worked at the restaurant near the top of the former John Hancock Center for nearly 30 years. Read story

Aircraft maintenance technician Chris Streeter secures electrical wires during a routine 6-year maintenance inspection on a Boeing 737-800 at the American Airlines&rsquo; Tech Ops in Tulsa on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. This 246-acre maintenance facility has over 5,000 workers.

How American Airlines keeps up with 400 aircraft a year at a 246-acre facility in Tulsa

Aircraft maintenance technician Chris Streeter secures electrical wires during a routine 6-year maintenance inspection on a Boeing 737-800 at the American Airlines&rsquo; Tech Ops in Tulsa on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. This 246-acre maintenance facility has over 5,000 workers.

August 18, 2024, 5:57am Business

The 246-acre American Airlines facility located at the Tulsa International Airport is far from quiet. Read story