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Regulator: LNG expansion likely to affect rare marsh bird
Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG Stage 5 expansion project in Cameron Parish is "likely to adversely affect" the eastern black rail, a secretive, sparrow-sized bird, the federal energy regulator ruled in a draft environmental impact statement released in early April.
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After years of anti-fossil fuel policies, Colorado’s Boulder unlikely to achieve its climate goals
Boulder, Colorado is suing oil companies for climate change and setting aggressive emission-reductions target. A Just the News analysis shows the city is unlikely to reach either of those goals, but the city says it's not backing down.
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Louisiana turns data center incentive playbook toward aerospace
A new cluster of bills recently filed offer aerospace companies making major investments a wide range of tax incentives and exemptions, as well as shielding them from certain liabilities.
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Illinois stands to become leader in the production of sustainable aviation fuel
At this week’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Beyond Conference in Rosemont, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state is positioned to be a major player in the aviation fuel producing market.
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California stands in way of EPA’s effort to end electric vehicle mandate
To fully end the de facto EV mandate, the Trump administration will have to deal with the third prong of former President Joe Biden’s war on gas-powered cars — the EPA waiver for California’s state-specific Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations, said Kenny Stein, vice president of policy at the Institute for Energy Research.
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Trump tries refilling critical fuel stockpile, but Biden’s drain may do lasting damage, experts say
While former President Joe Biden wasn’t the first president to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for political reasons, he drained it more than any president before him. The frequent draws and refills may be threatening the structural integrity of the reserve, experts say.
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Schools' solar demand booming in Pennsylvania
The bill establishing the program, introduced by Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, D-Philadelphia, was passed last session with bipartisan support and backing from environmental and labor groups.
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EPA admin Zeldin announces 31 ‘historic actions’ targeting Biden admin’s ‘Green New Scam’
Among the regulations Zeldin said the EPA would reconsider are the “illegal” Clean Power Plan 2.0., the endangerment finding, the electric vehicle mandate, and rules regarding particulate matter.
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Wind industry tax rates under fire
Supporters of the bill say the change would add millions in tax revenue to the state and take away an unfair advantage over the coal industry.
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Pipeline attorneys call out discrepancies between Greenpeace witness testimony, report
A substantial part of the damages Energy Transfer attributes to Greenpeace comes from delays the energy company says were caused by Greenpeace-funded and organized protest activity.
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As Trump moves to scrap key climate finding, emails show Obama EPA used it to push ‘progressive’ fix
Emails obtained through FOIA requests suggest the procedure Obama's EPA used to come to its endangerment finding was informed by people who wanted to regulate greenhouse gases as a pollutant no matter what and came to a predetermined conclusion on behalf of a "progressive" national policy.
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NFIB: Businesses would consider leaving if IL imposes non-electric vehicle ban
National Federation of Independent Business Illinois State Director Noah Finley said small businesses in Illinois overwhelmingly oppose the proposed requirements.
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Ontario walks back U.S. electricity surtax after Trump threats
Ford reversed course hours after Trump said that he would double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in response to the 25% tariffs Ontario put on electricity going to the U.S.