While Utah leaders have worked on infrastructure tax credits and incentives for gas production, they keep raising their eyebrows at the pump, frustrated with the fact that the average price of gas has continued to rise above the national average this year. Especially Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, a Republican from Hooper, who was behind […]
The Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport continues to see rapid growth, with July passenger traffic setting an all-time record at 391,434 total passengers. This beats the previous record set in July 2025 by 9.8%.
Dominion Energy asked the State Corporation Commission to recover an additional $922 million in fuel costs, citing extreme power demands during as well as a national rise in gas prices as reasons for the escalation beyond its original calculations SCC staff reported that Dominion’s “actual fuel and purchased power expenses rose dramatically from approximately $1.7 […]
(The Center Square) – Motorists who purchase fuel in Georgia are paying 11 cents less on average than they were last week, according to AAA.Â
What do record-setting heat waves, hurricane season, and severe droughts all have in common? They all create strain on the power grid, threaten reliability, and drive up costs. Duke Energy, which serves customers throughout the Carolinas, forecasts a demand increase eight times the pace of the prior 15 years due to economic development, population growth, […]
(The Center Square) – Motorists who purchase fuel in Georgia are seeing slightly lower prices, according to AAA.
Hoosiers are in for a rude awakening in a few short weeks when all of Indiana’s gas taxes return to full price. Gov. Mike Braun has suspended both the sales tax on gas and the state gas excise tax for months. But he can’t do more unless lawmakers are willing to return for a special […]
As former U.S. Forest Service leaders, we spent much of our careers helping conserve Montana communities, forests, watersheds, wildlife habitat, and public lands. We know that successful wildfire management begins long before the first lightning strike or plume of smoke appears on the horizon. It requires experienced personnel, careful planning, healthy forests, and strong land management programs working together toward a common goal.
(The Center Square) – Nearly five weeks after an overnight 9-cent spike, the traditional transportation energy price in North Carolina has fallen to $3.75 per gallon from $4.21, AAA reported Monday morning.
The high cost of living is the number one issue facing Americans. In Montana, energy and water utility costs are up, housing is unaffordable, gas is skyrocketing, food prices keep increasing, healthcare costs are unmanageable, etc. Some say that data centers can provide high-paying jobs to alleviate this affordability crisis. This is a false solution.
