Missouri is among several states reviving a financing policy that allows utilities to charge ratepayers for power plants as they're being built rather than after they come online.
About a dozen states have “restructured” or “deregulated” utility systems, but results have been mixed, say consumer advocates.
Growing cover crops can be expensive. And could take years for environmental benefits to appear.
Aerial crop planting and treatment takes off.
Experiments in agrivoltaics offer a respite to extreme heat, and provide land access for new farmers.
The U.S. energy market has a “natural” monopoly system.
