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In this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 photo, Ezequiel Rivera works with the Electric Energy Authority to restore distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in the Cantera community of San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Energy and Environment

Lawmakers ‘chagrined’ after Puerto Rico utility chief bails on hearing

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In making the remarks, he detoured to discuss how fossil fuels help to make the U.S. grid more reliable, and in turn, bring light to the streets so that women can walk at night in relative safety. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Energy and Environment

Sierra Club uses Rick Perry’s sexual assault remark to prod him to resign

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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello argued Thursday that things have not gone as smoothly as President Trump has indicated. Aside from the Army Corps of Engineers' failure, he noted that Texas and Florida have been approved for permanent restoration work more quickly than Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)
Infrastructure

Puerto Rico governor slams ‘unacceptable’ recovery effort by Army Corps of Engineers

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San Juan, Puerto Rico Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, and Committee on Homeland Security ranking member Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill., attended a news conference with House Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
White House

San Juan Mayor huddles with Democrats as she presses Congress on hurricane recovery

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Gov. Ricardo Rossello said he has requested Florida and New York send more brigades and materials to the U.S. territory to make up for the potential cancellation. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
News

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority kills controversial Whitefish contract

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Whitefish Energy Holdings workers are now restoring power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Whitefish CEO Andy Techmanski said previous work restoring transmission lines damaged by wildfires in the western U.S. has prepared them for the Puerto Rico contract. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Infrastructure

Top Republicans demand information about Whitefish’s Puerto Rico contract

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In this Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 photo, a resident tries to connect electrical lines downed by Hurricane Maria in preparation for when electricity is restored in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. About 75 percent of Puerto Rico remains without power. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Energy and Environment

Emergency manager appointed to oversee Puerto Rico’s power utility

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San Juan, Puerto Rico Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, who has been a persistent critic of President Trump's response to Hurricane Maria, called the contract award
Energy and Environment

Montana company dares San Juan mayor to remove workers helping to restore power

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has raised concerns about the size of the contract and scale of the job awarded to Whitefish, a company that had two full-time employees the day Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Energy and Environment

Nancy Pelosi demands probe into Montana firm’s ‘highly suspect’ contract to repair Puerto Rico

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks on the Trump Administration's energy policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Energy and Environment

Sierra Club begins stirring up trouble for Ryan Zinke over Whitefish’s Puerto Rico power contract

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