July 1, 2026

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Energy

The Department of Energy rejected a CenterPoint application for infrastructure funding

Utility company CenterPoint has been under scrutiny in Houston for the past week as customers remain without power after Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast last Monday. But new reporting from E&E News by Politico reveals that the Biden administration rejected a request from CenterPoint last year for $100 million to strengthen its electric poles

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Fund

Tahoe Fund hires local artists to transform National Forest restrooms

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – Visitors to four popular recreation sites managed by the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will be greeted with a surprise when they step into the restroom facilities. Instead of blank walls inside the vault toilets, people will find beautiful murals painted by local artists through a project led

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Energy

Why has Montana’s energy fallen behind?

State Sen. Barry Usher, R-Billings, made some great points in his recent editorial, as he pointed out that Montana isn’t ready for electric vehicles. Sen. Usher is correct that Montana’s electricity system has fallen behind, leaving us unprepared for modern technologies. Usher noted that Montana’s power grid is strained. I suppose one solution would be

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Tax

Corporate Tax Breaks Contribute to Income and Racial Inequality and Shift Resources to Foreign Investors – ITEP

This report is a modified version of an earlier report ITEP published in collaboration with Liberation in a Generation. 1. Corporate tax cuts and corporate tax avoidance worsen income inequality. When corporations are allowed to pay less in taxes, the ultimate beneficiaries are mainly the owners of corporate stocks, who are concentrated among the wealthiest

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Investments

Webull UK Expands Services with Savings and Investment Platform

Webull UK has launched a new feature that integrates savings and investment capabilities into a single platform. This offering, dubbed Webull Savings, aims to allow users to diversify their funds and earn from their savings without the need for multiple bank accounts. Dedicated Forex cloud solutions with stable and fast cross-border connections capable of high-demand

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Energy

Strata Clean Energy signs tolling agreement for 600MWh BESS with Arizona Public Service

Located in state capital Phoenix, the 4-hour duration BESS asset is planned to go into commercial operation in April 2026 and connect to the utility’s grid. APS serves around 1.4 million customers in 11 out of Arizona’s 15 counties. The tolling agreement means that APS will have the right to charge and dispatch energy stored

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Insurance

QBE Insurance introduces QCyberProtect

QBE Insurance See full company profile “> unveiled QCyberProtect, a comprehensive and globally consistent cyber policy designed to enhance cyber resilience for a broad range of clients worldwide. QCyberProtect provides tailored coverage for losses arising from current and emerging cyber risks, including, but not limited to, network security, privacy liability, IT and non-IT business interruptions

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Fund

Sawyer fund of NNYCF Awards over $57K to 13 organizations | WWTI

BOONVILLE, N.Y. (WWTI) – Thirteen community projects and organizations will share $57,446 in funding from the Kenneth V. and Jeannette Remp Sawyer Community Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation, according to a press release. Support will help fund programs and projects that broadly impact the quality of life for Boonville, Constableville and Westernville

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Property

China’s property crisis unlikely to take center stage at Third Plenum

Through the period of explosive growth in the 1990s and 2000s, Chinese families poured their life savings into real estate as they moved into cities and up the property ladder. With house prices consistently rising, it was a fast way to get richer. Today, owning a house is more likely to destroy wealth than create

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Technology

United States – New Technology

AM Alvarez & Marsal More In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, we are in the era of artificial intelligence (AI). This is not just a technological trend; it signifies a fundamental shift in how businesses operate, compete and create value. United States Technology To

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