Energy
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Energy Department says $581M grant will expand grid in eight states
The project will support 800 jobs, the department said in a statement
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US companies become main fuel supplier to Cuba amid surge in exports to private sector
The Trump administration cut off Cuba’s oil supply after capturing Cuban leader Nicolás Maduro in January.
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Zelensky critical of Trump plan to buy Russia diesel oil, says amount won't lower global prices
Zelensky argues the amount being imported is too small to lower costs on the global market.
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Climate judicial training biasing judges in climate litigation cases, House Judiciary report finds
A House Judiciary Committee investigation into the Environmental Policy Institute’s Climate Judiciary Project confirms critics’ claims that the group’s judicial training provides activist-driven materials aimed at biasing judges overseeing climate litigation cases.
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Trump contemplating a ban on diesel exports, but experts warn relief would be temporary
As conflicts in Russia and the Middle East reduce global refinery output, the resulting high diesel prices are hitting Americans. Trump and lawmakers are looking for solutions, but experts say a ban on diesel exports would lower prices only temporarily and potentially bring long-term harms.
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Lawmakers in Ohio suspend gas tax for 90 days to give motorists relief at pumps
The suspension will cost the state treasury about $725 million and save individual motorists about $3 a week, according to lawmakers.
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Tennessee Valley Authority granted construction permit for a small, next-generation nuclear reactor
The reactor will be a 300-megawatt GE Veranova Hitachi boiling-water reactor, and it will help meet the region's growing power demands.
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Bloomberg-backed program that placed 'climate fellows' in state AGs offices quietly closes
In 2017, Bloomberg provided two seed grants worth $2.8 million each to help found the center. The grants, according to tax filings, came from the Bloomberg Family Foundation, one of the country's most influential charities, that focuses on climate activism.
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Hanford cleanup faces treatment bottleneck, new approach could save $12 billion
Department of Energy says the Hanford Tank-Side Cesium Removal System has resumed operations after stopping Feb. 25.
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Climate advocates sue to block repeal of ‘Clean Power Plan 2’, but experts say was bound to fail
The rule would have shut down coal and natural gas-fired power plants. Critics say it would have driven up electricity costs, spawned frequent blackouts -- all while having little impact on global temperatures.
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Costco raises prices of Kirkland motor oil and limits how much customers can buy
Costco’s Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil 5-quart two pack now costs approximately $58, up from $30 last year.
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Chinese energy company signs 20-year deal to buy American natural gas
The deal comes despite China maintaining tariffs on U.S. energy products, including a 15% levy on LNG. The LNG tariff remains in place even after China suspended a 24% additional tariff on U.S. goods for one year.
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EPA to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions for coal, natural gas power plants
The EPA estimates that the repeal of the rule would eliminate roughly $300 billion in energy costs.