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The Orlando Utilities Commission intends to install a dozen or more solar plants to end its reliance on fossil fuels by 2050. This plant, called Storey Bend, is under construction in Osceola County, Florida, and is to start up late this year and provide a significant boost in the amount of sun relied upon for power by the city&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s utility.

Orlando’s energy future: millions of solar panels, 75-ton batteries — and anxious residents

The Orlando Utilities Commission intends to install a dozen or more solar plants to end its reliance on fossil fuels by 2050. This plant, called Storey Bend, is under construction in Osceola County, Florida, and is to start up late this year and provide a significant boost in the amount of sun relied upon for power by the city&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s utility.

September 30, 2024, 5:23am Business

The electricity provider for Orlando, Florida, and its customers could use relationship therapy as they venture together into an era of sunshine powering homes, cars and most everything else. Read story

FILE - A container ship makes it way toward the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, N.J., on June 30, 2021.

U.S. retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen’s strike

FILE - A container ship makes it way toward the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, N.J., on June 30, 2021.

September 29, 2024, 12:08pm Business

With a dockworkers' strike threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts beginning this week, Chris Butler is growing worried. Read story

Aubrey Plaza, from left, Francis Ford Coppola, and Nathalie Emmanuel attend the premiere of &quot;Megalopolis&quot; on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at AMC Lincoln Square in New York.

‘Megalopolis’ flops, ‘Wild Robot’ soars at box office

Aubrey Plaza, from left, Francis Ford Coppola, and Nathalie Emmanuel attend the premiere of &quot;Megalopolis&quot; on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at AMC Lincoln Square in New York.

September 29, 2024, 10:27am Business

Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film “Wild Robot” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office. Read story

A delivery vehicle that has been grounded from a crack in its rear light is seen near a sign that notes the distribution location, DAX8, at Johnathon Ervin&rsquo;s distribution site for Amazon products on Friday, May 5, 2023 in Palmdale, CA. Ervin has decided to voluntarily unionize the company and wonders if Amazon is retaliating against his company.

Amazon demands a lot from its drivers. Now they’re pushing back

A delivery vehicle that has been grounded from a crack in its rear light is seen near a sign that notes the distribution location, DAX8, at Johnathon Ervin&rsquo;s distribution site for Amazon products on Friday, May 5, 2023 in Palmdale, CA. Ervin has decided to voluntarily unionize the company and wonders if Amazon is retaliating against his company.

September 29, 2024, 6:04am Business

Rajpal Singh sweltered on his routes, delivering hundreds of packages every day for Amazon to homes on twisty dirt roads in the hills and valleys surrounding Lancaster and Palmdale, California. Temperatures in his van commonly climbed above 100 degrees. Read story

A vineyard in the lower Yakima Valley near Zillah.

After two years of drought in the Yakima Basin, could relief be on the way?

A vineyard in the lower Yakima Valley near Zillah.

September 29, 2024, 6:02am Business

The reality of this year’s drought is unavoidable for farmers and orchardists in Central Washington. Read story

Camille Stevens-Rumann holds a grid used to organize seedlings at a reforestation test plot Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Bellvue, Colo., at the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire burn area.

As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds — and obstacles

Camille Stevens-Rumann holds a grid used to organize seedlings at a reforestation test plot Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Bellvue, Colo., at the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire burn area.

September 29, 2024, 6:00am Business

Camille Stevens-Rumann crouched in the dirt and leaned over evergreen seedlings, measuring how much each had grown in seven months. Read story

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

Powell emerges stronger after leading Fed to big rate cut

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

September 29, 2024, 6:00am Business

One week before Federal Reserve officials gathered in Washington this month, they were split over how fast to lower interest rates. Read story

One EdWeek survey found 56% of teens ages 14 to 18 learn about climate change from TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and other apps where young activists are sounding the alarm and urging action.

Climate disasters can elicit despair when they go viral. These activists found inspiration

One EdWeek survey found 56% of teens ages 14 to 18 learn about climate change from TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and other apps where young activists are sounding the alarm and urging action.

September 29, 2024, 5:27am Business

Imagine this: You receive a warning about a raging wildfire near your home. The air won’t stop filling with acrid smoke, and the sky has turned from blue to an eerie orange. Read story