CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy is ready to spend $1.5 million to expand the number of electric-vehicle charging stations around North Carolina as part of a deal settling claims of illicit smokestack pollution. The country’s largest electric company is announcing Tuesday that it will make $1 million available to cities and towns wanting to install public charging stations for ...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An Air Force installation in North Dakota has been trying to find its niche since its mission was changed a few years ago from refueling tankers to unmanned aircraft. Its focus might one day be at the top of the world. The state’s two U.S. senators have been promoting the idea of an Arctic mission for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — If you thought the Brexit vote was scary, check out the full page newspaper ad that recently appeared in The New York Times recounting all the horrors in the present tense, as if they were still unfolding: The vote “topples” the British government, “crushes” the pound and “wipes away” billions in stock market wealth. Then came ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana agricultural expert says declining power plant emissions are apparently reducing the amount of an important nutrient corn plants get through rainfall. Purdue Extension soil fertility specialist Jim Camberato says Indiana’s rainfall used to contain a lot of sulfur from coal-fired power plant emissions. But he says the amount of sulfur reaching corn through ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Organizers of an international competition to find ways to turn a profit from carbon dioxide emitted by coal- and gas-fired power plants are making a final push for entries before next week’s deadline. So far, 15 teams have submitted 20 entries to compete in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE. Many others have expressed interest, said Paul ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Coal giant Murray Energy says it’s not expecting to lay off any of the 4,400 miners in six states who recently received notice that they could lose their jobs. A news release from the St. Clairsville, Ohio, company says “no layoffs are contemplated or expected at this time.” CEO Bob Murray told The Associated Press on ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks swerved between gains and losses Thursday and wound up with a muddled finish as the price of oil plunged. Investors also sold utility and phone company stocks. They have favored those companies all year, especially in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union last month. Stocks started higher, building on gains ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices fell nearly 5 percent on Thursday after a government report on fuel stocks reinforced worries about an oil glut. The report said that crude inventories are declining at a slower pace than expected. Stockpiles of oil and gasoline remain high, even though people drive more during the summer. A country awash in fuel has ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma reported modest increases in tax revenue from oil and gas production over the past two months, although those collections fell short of last year’s marks. The state is going through a continued economic downturn as gross tax receipts for June were $925.7 million, or 7.4 percent lower than the June 2015 total, Oklahoma State Treasurer ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Coal industry groups are concerned that the conviction of former coal executive Don Blankenship could expose other industry leaders to criminal conspiracy charges. Coal Associations from Illinois, Ohio and West Virginia shared concerns in a brief Tuesday with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is considering Blankenship’s appeal. Blankenship is serving a one-year sentence ...