Trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.

The court said the measure, which required energy companies to pay $75 billion to the state, conflicted with federal law.

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It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.

It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.

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It’s the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines, spending roughly $2.5 billion to get companies to abandon their wind projects.

It’s the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines, spending roughly $2.5 billion to get companies to abandon their wind projects.

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The Silicon Valley company’s ambitions to roll out autonomous cars nationwide have hit political roadblocks in some of the country’s biggest markets.

The lawsuit argues that it is illegal to pay the French energy giant TotalEnergies $795 million to cancel a planned wind farm off New York.