lower 48

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It’s taken some time, but bald eagle populations have slowly bounced back from a low of just 417 nesting pairs anywhere in the U.S. in 1963 to around 316,700 bald eagles in the lower 48 states.

From Slate

In the week that ended Jan. 25, coal-fired generation jumped 31% from the week prior in the Lower 48 states, according to the Energy Department.

From The Wall Street Journal

The National Weather Service has predicted below-normal temperatures for the eastern half of the Lower 48 U.S. states could extend into early February.

From MarketWatch

“The economics of exploration and mining in Greenland are significantly worse than even Alaska or the Lower 48,” said Derek Macpherson, chief executive of West Point Gold, a Vancouver, British Columbia, mining exploration company with operations across North America.

From The Wall Street Journal

Long-suffering Golden State power customers already pay the highest electricity rates in the lower 48 states.

From The Wall Street Journal