Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment, announced this afternoon he would open an investigation into the Texas grid failure that left millions of people without power in freezing conditions.
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- NEWS ALERT: Dominion Energy and Duke Energy said today they are canceling the Atlantic Coast pipeline, citing ongoing delays and concerns over the $8 billion project's economic viability. nytv.to/ZneG7


