Energy in America

___ Stocks plunge again on wide selling; Dow drops another 545 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumble for the second consecutive day as the market's recent downturn gets worse.

The last time the stock market was falling this much , this fast, earnings season helped come to the rescue.

A group backed by the owner of Ohio's two nuclear plants is taking another run at persuading state lawmakers to come up with a lifeline for the plants, which are slated to close by 2021.

The electric power company is taking steps to keep power running.

A stock market rout that started on Wall Street rolled through Asia on Thursday, driving China's benchmark to a four-year low and sending indexes in Japan, Korea and Australia plunging.

U.S. stock indexes fell in early trading Wednesday as interest rates nudged higher yet.

___ Dow industrials sink 831 points as tech companies plunge NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks plunged to their worst loss in eight months on Wednesday as technology companies continued to drop.

A massive pipeline explosion in British Columbia risks cutting off the flow of Canadian natural gas to Washington State, and companies are urging customers to conserve.

Pump prices are heading north, but consumer confidence is at its highest level in 18 years.

North Dakota regulators won't order a company to stop work on an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park so they can study the appropriateness of the site.

Some gas stations ran out of fuel as the massive storm made its way across the Florida Panhandle.

The leaders of Greece, Egypt and Cyprus are meeting on the island of Crete to discuss furthering regional cooperation, including oil and gas exploration rights in the east Mediterranean and efforts to combat illegal immigration to Europe.

Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Wednesday amid continuing worries about trade tensions and slowing global economic growth.

Police say an explosion at a Russian-owned oil refinery in northern Bosnia has killed one worker and injured nine.

The Trump administration is moving to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, a boon for Iowa and other farm states that have pushed for greater sales of the corn-based fuel.

A year after losing a $300 million no-bid contract to restore Puerto Rico's hurricane-shattered electric grid, Whitefish Energy Holdings has quietly been seeking and winning U.S. government contracts.

The Trump administration’s decision to allow the year-round sale of gasoline with a higher concentration of ethanol could lower fuel prices for consumers, according to Pacific Ethanol CEO Neil Koehler.

___ Google expands Pixel phone screens, undercuts Apple on price NEW YORK (AP) — Google's new Pixel phones mirror the industry trend moving the devices toward lusher, bigger screens, and add new twists on the camera for taking better selfies and other pictures.