FAYETTE TWP., MI — Scott Manifold ended his public comment on Monday night with a prayer. “I pray that you would guide our commission down the path of righteousness and integrity, that they may represent the township as a whole,” said Manifold, who lives on White Road in Hillsdale County’s Fayette Township. “Lord, please protect...

New York can’t afford to turn its back on a full suite of clean energy options when we face rising energy costs and an intensifying climate crisis. 

Everyone agrees that the state has an energy bill crisis. But there is little consensus on why — or how to fix the increasingly acute problem. Link copied to clipboard Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, unveiled a sprawling energy-affordability bill last year. But the proposal has competition in the state legislature. (Nathan Morris/NurPhoto via...