Solar and wind energy last year grew at the fastest rate in U.S. history and now account for a record 13% of U.S. power generation, according to a report released Thursday.
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Winds of change: 6 companies bid record $4.37B for offshore leases in New York, New Jersey
Six companies have agreed to pay a record-breaking $4.37 billion for the right to build wind turbines off the coasts of New York and New Jersey.
COVID-19 boosters offer ‘potent’ protection against omicron, study says, recommending Pfizer and Moderna
COVID-19 boosters with an mRNA vaccine provide the best protection against omicron, according to a study published this week in the journal Cell.
CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines over Johnson & Johnson for people 18 and older
A CDC panel recommended the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines be preferred over J&J’s due to the chance of rare but dangerous blood clots.
How scientists in San Francisco found the first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant in the US
The first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in the United States was confirmed after an all-night session by scientists in San Francisco.
CDC gives go-ahead to J&J, Moderna and mix-and-match COVID boosters, beginning as soon as Friday
The quick approval by the CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky means J&J, Moderna and mix-and-match boosters could begin as early as Friday.
Joe Biden’s plan to combat COVID-19 is more than a vaccine mandate. It’s a testing mandate, too.
Experts agree vaccines are the best way to stop COVID-19. Even with the delta variant, the vaccinated are five times less likely to get infected.
Some quit, others retired: How COVID-19 has forever impacted US immunization managers
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an ugly toll on the nation’s immunization managers in the midst of the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history.
San Francisco to require COVID-19 vaccinations for city employees
San Francisco is the first large U.S. city to require that all city workers – 37,000 of them – be vaccinated against COVID-19.
How does COVID-19 end in the US? Likely with a death rate Americans are willing to ‘accept’
Without near-universal vaccination, experts say the end of COVID-19 in the U.S. will be like the flu, where 100 deaths a day is considered ‘good.’