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Eversource home-heating gas customers in Massachusetts can expect to pay about 13 percent more this winter compared to the same period last year, based on the utility’s filing with the state Department of Public Utilities Thursday. If approved by the DPU, Eversource will begin charging the higher rate Nov. 1, when its peak season rates go into effect. Eversource says …

Governor Newsom signs historic package of bipartisan legislation saving billions on electric bills, stabilizing gas market and cutting pollution  California State Portal (.gov) Gavin Newsom signs sweeping energy affordability package  Politico Gov. Newsom signs bills to try to stabilize gas, electricity prices in California  KCRA California just aligned its carbon market with WA’s. Here’s why that matters  The Seattle Times Newsom signs climate overhaul, …

Protests against the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement exploded Friday in the Chicago area, with federal officers in camouflage and riot gear using tear gas against the demonstrators. Footage by NBC 5 Chicago shows federal agents deploying tear gas as protesters blocked a vehicle trying to exit the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, a Chicago suburb. An NBC …

An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake. Sharp emission peaks near 3.3 microns reveal methane in the gas phase above Makemake’s surface. A continuum model (cyan) is overlaid for comparison; the gas emission peaks are identified where the observed spectrum rises above the continuum. An artistic rendering of Makemake’s …

BROADVIEW — ICE and border patrol agents tear gassed, shot pepper spray bullets at and detained protesters Friday morning outside of an immigrant detention center in suburban Broadview. Large crowds gathered to protest early Friday outside of a barricaded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, 1930 Beach St. in Broadview. ICE and border patrol agents in unmarked vehicles opened the …

U.S. natural gas futures are down by over 5% and retreated beneath the $3 level on Thursday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced that working gas in storage rose by 90 billion cubic feet (Bcf) to 3,433 Bcf as of September 12. Analysts were expecting an average increase of 78 Bcf, with the data signaling lower-than-expected demand for natural …

SEATTLE — Washington state has the highest gas prices in the country right now, even surpassing California by a fraction of a cent. The national average for a regular gallon of gas is approximately $3.20, while Washington drivers are paying $1.65 more on average. So, how did we get here? State lawmakers agree, there are likely a few causes that …

We’re Watching It Happen: Scientists Capture Planet Birth For First Time As Gas Giant Five Times Jupiter’s Size Forms Live  Energy Reporters Astronomers Catch a Planet in the Act of Being Born  Universe Today Astronomers glimpse growth of baby planet shrouded in dust  EarthSky A baby star is born  Nature Astronomers found the building blocks of new planets swirling around two young stars  yahoo.com Source …

Without continued investment in these fields, the world would lose the equivalent of Brazil and Norway’s combined production from the global oil balance each year The average rate at which oil and gas fields’ output declines over time has significantly accelerated globally, largely due to higher reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, meaning that companies must work much harder …

A stroke of bad luck has sent gas prices in Oregon rocketing 15 cents upward in the past week — to $4.28 per gallon, the second largest price increase in the nation over the last week, according to AAA. The only state where gas prices increased more was Washington, where the cost of a gallon leapt 16.5 cents in the …