Energy
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Zeldin touts EPA rescinding 'endangerment finding' on greenhouse gases, says 'celebrate vindication'
In 2009, the EPA signed the Endangerment Finding that concluding that six greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare, and that emissions from new motor vehicles contribute to such pollution.
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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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Arizona Senate passes bill that attempts to prevent California-style blackouts
SB 1309 mandates that the Arizona Corporation Commission makes sure changes to the state’s grid can produce enough electricity for the summer and winter.
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GOP chips away at Biden climate agenda, but Democrats blast funding freeze, federal firings
A Senate resolution to overturn Trump's "energy emergency" fails, while resolutions overturning Biden energy policies pass in the House. Democrats called for a continuation of Biden’s energy policies to address the “climate crisis.”
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House passes resolution sending Biden’s ban on some gas-powered water heaters up in smoke
President Donald Trump has said he will sign the measure if it reaches his desk.
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Biden policies raised energy prices, experts say
Experts pointed to a litany of federal changes that have slowed down domestic energy production and led to increased costs as a result. Energy prices did rise during Biden's term, including gas prices, which rose on net about 75 cents overall.
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Senate rejects Democrats' bill to overturn Trump's 'Unleashing American Energy' executive order
The resolution, sponsored by Senators Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., failed in a party-line vote 53-47.
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House passes resolution under Congressional Review Act to undo natural gas tax
The resolution was introduced under the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to block finalized federal regulations.
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Bloomberg-funded state assistant AGs advancing climate agenda spark lawsuit from dairy farmers
NYU School of Law's State Energy & Environmental Impact Center, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, pays the salaries of assistant attorneys in state attorney generals' offices, which help advance the center's climate agenda.
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Zeldin reportedly asks White House to revoke scientific basis for emission regulations
The Obama and Biden administrations used the "endangerment finding" to set limits on emissions from cars and power plants.
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Louisiana data center promises jobs, but could drive up electricity costs
The project promises a great deal in the way of jobs, investments in infrastructure, clean energy and assurances that the project will not worsen rates for Louisiana residents.
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Trump throws his support behind Keystone XL and other pipeline projects to unleash American energy
Democrats and activists have delayed and canceled multiple pipeline projects, which critics say has killed jobs and driven up energy costs. With Trump's support, some of these projects might get built.