Kings Canyon National Park is known for being a backpacking paradise, but there are plenty of day hikes to enjoy, including the Hotel Creek trail to the Cedar Grove Overlook, pictured here. Trail type: Out and back Length: 8 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation gain: 875 feet Estimated time to finish: Four to five hours The South Fork of the Kings …
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America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Revolution Wind will be Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, capable of powering more than 350,000 homes next year. High inflation, supply chain disruptions and the rising cost of capital and building materials …
PORTLAND, Maine — Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of renewable energy. The Associated Press sorts fact from fiction when it comes to whales and wind power as the rare North Atlantic right whale’s migration season gets underway: WHERE ARE U.S. OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS? Lawsuits from community groups …
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Despite some recent financial setbacks, U.S. offshore windpower has hit a milestone. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource announced Wednesday the first electricity from what will be a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York. Wind turbine blades for South Fork Wind, an offshore wind …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Thursday that the administration’s goal for offshore wind and the projects being developed now represent a “gust of job growth throughout the country.” Granholm visited a new offshore wind manufacturing hub in Providence to talk about the Biden administration’s plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030 and …