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Coal plant operating costs are a long-held secret

Sep 7, 2018
A Washington state Superior Court judge may order the release of information a utility says contains trade secrets.
Piles of coal sit in front of PacifiCorp's 1,440-megawatt coal-fired power plant in 2017 in Castle Dale, Utah.
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Bad economy has been tough on environmental groups

Nov 21, 2011
At the same time some decry environmental regulation as a drag on the economy, the slow recovery has sapped environmental organizations of donations, leading to layoffs and changes in leadership.

The dubious road to Clorox's new GreenWorks product line

Jan 21, 2008
Let's start our journey in 2007 when Clorox and the American Red Cross crossed historically strict legal boundaries on using third-party...