Energy

The periodic table’s second element is used in the manufacture of mirochips and operation of MRIs, among many other products. But the rest of the world is facing a major shortage.

Thursday was a rocky one for the oil market. Brent crude was up more than 3% at one point, and U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate briefly crested the $100-a-barrel mark.

Major agriculture and oil companies have partnerships to get new cash crops on many more acres by 2030, representing a new line of revenue for farmers who need it.

Heating oil is used in just 3% of U.S. homes, but most of those are in the Northeast. Spiking prices mean residents and heating oil delivery companies are facing a challenging winter ahead.

A Michigan dairy farmer is stuck with the full bill for a solar array after the Department of Agriculture withdrew approval of grants for most solar and wind on farms.

Prices in September increased 3.7% from last year. Has the energy price dumpster fire spread to the rest of the economy?

Freight rates for moving U.S. oil to Asia have soared from $3 to $6 per barrel before the war in Iran to around $38 per barrel today.

Because everything we buy depends on energy in some way.

If you use gas and live near where it’s produced, your heating costs may go down. Heating your home with oil? Good luck.

Jessica Meszaros, a reporter at WUSF in Tampa, Florida, discusses some of her team’s recent reporting on the rising cost of power in the Sunshine State.