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A Goldwater Institute lawsuit challenging the Arizona Corporation Commission’s authority allowing utilities to charge current customers for future alternative energy facilities was rejected by the Arizona Court of Appeals.

Jerry Yang, Yahoo's CEO, told employees in a memo on Monday that he is stepping down. (YHOO) (MSFT)

LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) Southern California Gas Co. (The Gas Company) is asking customers returning home after having been evacuated to check their natural gas service and, if service is off or they smell or hear a natural gas leak, to call The gas company at (800) 427-2200.

SANTA BARBARA, CA (MARKET WIRE) In a given day, there is an estimated 134 million children up to 5 years of age in the developing world that are vitamin A deficient. Of those children, up to one-half million will lose their sight. And all it takes to save a child from going blind from vitamin A deficiency is twenty-five cents.

Gas prices in western Pennsylvania dropped another 18 cents last week, bringing the average price for a gallon of regular, self-serve gasoline to $2.23, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge report, released Tuesday.

The local housing market continued to feel the effects of the troubled national economy in October.

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP said Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of the MagTex refined products pipeline system from affiliates of Exxon Mobil Corp. (SXL) (XOM) (SUN)

Business and residential customers will see their Progress energy bills go up, starting in December, as the utility recoups the rising cost of coal. (PGN)

WALTHAM, MA (MARKET WIRE) EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV), an international non-profit organization with a long and distinguished history of fostering economic growth and raising the standard of living for millions in the developing world, announced today a collaborative effort with InnoCentive, Inc., the global innovation marketplace, to solve an issue affecting affordable access to clean water in developing countries. EWV has posted a Challenge on InnoCentive's web site seeking design ideas for a low-cost rain water storage system that can be installed in households.

The flagship rating system for green buildings is getting a major upgrade next year to make climate change and energy efficiency even higher priorities.