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UMBC Poll Finds Low Local Trust, Cost Strain, and Split Confidence in Key Bridge Rebuild

The results, gathered before the contractor’s firing, mirror 2025 sentiment.

Hochul Seeks 2028 Reset of New York Climate Law Deadlines as Court Fight and Late Budget Collide

PECO Withdraws $520 Million Rate Hike After Shapiro’s Push

Karachi Gas Outages Enter Second Week as Households Queue for Food and LPG

We Energies, WPS Propose 2027–28 Rate Hikes and a Separate Data‑Center Rate

ALEC Ranks Energy Affordability by State, Blames Mandates for Higher Bills

DeSantis Distances Himself From GOP Losses After Florida Democratic Upsets

UK Households Rush to Solar and Heat Pumps as Octopus Reports Record Sales

Miliband Explores Breaking Gas Link in Electricity Prices After Green MPs Press for Action

Massachusetts Sets 2035 Targets for 10 GW of New Energy and 5 GW Storage

CARB Stands by Cap-and-Invest Update After Warnings of Higher Gas Prices

Hochul Seeks to Rework New York Climate Law in Budget Talks

NYSERDA Memo Flags Big CLCPA Costs as Hochul Eyes Budget Changes

Moore, Miller File for Second Term as Maryland’s 2026 Field Takes Shape

Ofgem Price Cap Expected to Drop by About £117 From April, Forecasts Indicate

Maryland 287(g) Ban Sets Up Standoff as Sheriffs Pledge Informal ICE Cooperation

Michigan Regulators Approve $242.4 Million DTE Rate Increase, Effective March 2026

Bürgergeld Electricity Allowance Falls Short, Exposing Regional Gaps and Debt Risks

Octopus Energy Starts Tenant Power Rollout to 1,500 Social Homes With Fixed Discounts

Kent Opens Final Round of £90 Household Support Fund Vouchers on Thursday