Energy in America

The CEO of Puerto Rico's bankrupt power company resigned on Wednesday just months after he was chosen to oversee its privatization as the U.S. territory struggles to restore electricity to the last of those who remain in the dark nearly 10 months after Hurricane Maria.

A new study found that air conditioning units contribute to global warming by further degrading air quality.

Germany's export surplus, migration policies and defense spending have all been on President Donald Trump's Twitter and diplomatic hit list.

OPEC lowered its 2019 oil demand projections.

Libya will resume oil exports after the U.N.-backed government reached a deal with a powerful militia that controls key terminals in the east.

Asian markets have tumbled after the Trump administration's move to impose tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese exports was criticized by Beijing, upping the ante in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

U.S. stocks are slightly higher Tuesday morning as energy companies rise along with the price of crude oil.

BNSF Railway says less oil spilled from derailed tanker cars in northwest Iowa last month than originally believed.

The daughter of a 68-year-old woman who died last week after her electricity was turned off says a utility company representative was told about her medical condition in June.

___ Stuck in trade war, US and China face uncertain path to deal WASHINGTON (AP) — As the trade war between the world's two largest economies nears the end of its first week, its most unsettling fact may be this: No one seems to foresee any clear path to peace.

The Trump administration is advancing its plan to replace the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts against global warming with a new rule expected to be friendlier to the coal industry.

Capacity issues restraining Permian Basin production could be solved within the next year or two.

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN'-juhm) is suing the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline over agricultural land the company owns.

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Asian markets were mostly higher on Tuesday as overnight gains on Wall Street and the lack of bad news surrounding U.S.-China tariffs boosted sentiment.

China's President Xi Jinping has pledged more than $23 billion in lines of credit, loans and humanitarian assistance to Arab countries in a major push for influence in the region.

___ How China could hurt US once it ran out of imports to tax BEIJING (AP) — In his trade war with China, President Donald Trump wields one seeming advantage: The United States could ultimately slap tariffs on more than $500 billion in imported Chinese goods.