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Gasoline headed up; Las Vegans see price rises, too

Gasoline at U.S. pumps jumped this week by the most since February, boosted by refinery upsets on the East Coast and crude prices above $100 a barrel in New York for the first time since May 2012.

Arizona wind-power deal gains key approval

KINGMAN, Ariz. — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued a key approval Friday for a plan to harvest the wind that blows across northwest Arizona to generate power for as many as 175,000 homes.

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BLM extends public comment period on proposed fracking rule change

The Bureau of Land Management announced Friday that it is extending the public comment period on its proposed revised rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on public and Indian trust lands to Aug. 23.

Will electric rates soar when MidAmerican takes over NV Energy?

It’s the power ratepayer’s worst fear. A big conglomerate consumes the local electric utility, and energy costs soar. And that’s what has actually happened with some operations of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., the Warren Buffet-owned company that on Wednesday announced its $10 billion buyout of NV Energy.

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