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  • Electric cars in the rest of the world
    The Environmental Protection Agency – whose name is now become rather ironic – has proposed deregulatory actions to delay compliance deadlines for emissions standards. These regulations that were designed to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and hydrocarbons from vehicles are to be delayed making the vehicles more affordable for Americans.
  • Giant solar projects
    The largest electric power plant in the world is the Three Gorges Dam in China, that has a capacity of 22.5 gigawatts. The largest in the US is also a hydroelectric plant: the Grand Coulee Dam that has a capacity of nearly 7 gigawatts. But solar panels keep getting cheaper and developers keep getting better at installing them. As a result, there are bigger and bigger solar projects that are taking over the lead in giant power plants.
  • Record-high American power use
    U.S. electric power consumption hit is second straight annual record high in 2025 and will rise further in 2026 and 2027. Electric grid consumption had been relatively stable between 2010 and 2021 and per capita consumption even declined over that period, but all that has changed.
  • Brian Johnson (L) and Angus Young of AC/DC in 2000. Johnson's first album with the group, 1980's <em>Back In Black</em>, is one of the best-selling albums of all time, despite never reaching No. 1 on the <em>Billboard </em>album chart.
    Justin Timberlake And The AC/DC Rule
    A lesson from the Australian classic rockers explains why the pop star's newest album, which hasn't generated glowing reviews or massive radio hits, still had an explosive opening sales week.
  • One journalist's experience of being drawn into one of the largest Jan. 6 trials
    A recording of audio of Oath Keeper Jessica Watkins from a walkie-talkie app called Zello became a key piece of evidence in Watkins' trial.
  • Gymnasts Shilese Jones, Simone Biles and Leanne Wong pose after placing second, first and third in the all-around competition on the final day of women's competition at the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Sunday in San Jose, Calif.
    Women's gymnastics is changing in more ways than one
    What had once been a sport associated largely with white girls is increasingly dominated by women of color. And more elite gymnasts are competing in the NCAA while they go for the gold.
  • Eyeing health care, Douglas takes over NGA
    http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-850351.mp3Montpelier, VT – Vermont Governor Jim Douglas took over as Chairman of the…
  • Springfield School Officials Say Latest State Test Results Point To Progress
    The results of standardized tests given in Massachusetts schools last year are a mixed bag for the state’s second largest school system. Nine Springfield…
  • NY Jury Rejects Madoff's Claim That He Worked Alone
    Imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff's claim he carried out a nearly $20 billion fraud by himself has been firmly rejected by a New York jury that…
  • Vox Pop : Holiday Shopping and the Economy : 12/22/11
    http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-998035.mp3Albany, NY – Chicago-based market research firm ShopperTrak released figures…
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