Energy
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Department of Justice sues New Jersey town over natural gas hook-up ban
In 2022, the Township banned natural gas, propane gas, and fuel oil infrastructure and appliances in new apartment complexes or apartment-style housing with 12 or more dwelling units.
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First oil sale made in California after Trump offshore drilling to resume in state
Oil production is currently through Sable Offshore Corporation's Platform Harmony, producing around 22,000 barrels of oil per day
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States sue Trump administration over rollback of some air pollution regulations
The lawsuit targets the repeal of the 2024 update to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, known as MATS, which was expanded under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the Biden administration.
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California sues Trump administration to block order restarting offshore oil operation
Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed Sable Offshore Corp., a Houston-based oil and gas company, to restore activity at the Santa Ynez Unit and the Santa Ynez Pipeline System located off the coast of Santa Barbara earlier this month.
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Maryland climate ruling tees up U.S. Supreme Court case
The state’s highest court said the cities of Baltimore and Annapolis and Anne Arundel County tried to use state and local nuisance laws to punish energy companies BP, ExxonMobil and Chevron.
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Maryland Supreme Court stomps on legal theories commonly used by plaintiffs in climate litigation
In Tuesday’s 3-2 decision, the court dismissed lawsuits filed by the City of Baltimore, the City of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. The decision, written by Justice Brynja Booth, argued that state common law has never applied to the conduct the plaintiffs argued, namely, it causes environmental harm by global greenhouse gas emissions.
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EXCLUSIVE: Solar debate shifts to legislature, courts as tensions escalate
Debates over industrial-scale solar, wind, and battery storage have ignited grassroots activism, prompted legal challenges, and fueled legislative battles across Michigan.
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New $16B natural gas generation hub being built in East Texas, data center to follow
The Texas Power Generation Hub will be jointly owned by Japan and the U.S. federal government as result of a trade agreement reached between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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Democrats try rhetoric to sell voters on a bill that would bring back Biden-era climate policies
Among other things, the Energy Bills Relief Act would promote the development of wind and solar farms on public lands, bring back Biden's LNG policies, and reinstate renewable energy subsidies that were ousted with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. More than half of House Democrats have signed on in support of the bill, despite polling that shows a decline in popularity of "green" energy.
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Louisiana unveils nuclear framework, announces $45M grant
Tied to the announcement is a $45 million federal funding renewal for the Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, or FUEL, a research-and-commercialization effort led by Louisiana State University.
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EPA fast-tracks New Hampshire’s request to opt out of emissions law
Normally, the EPA has up to 18 months to decide on state petitions under the Clean Air Act, but after receiving New Hampshire's petitions in December, the agency said it "plans to move much faster" on its review.
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Trump admin to pay $1B to French firm to end offshore US wind farms, switch to oil, gas production
TotalEnergies will shift $928 million in "expensive, unreliable, environmentally disruptive, and subsidy-dependent" offshore wind investment to LNG infrastructure and oil and gas production.
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GOP lawmakers call for gas tax suspension as prices climb
The average price per gallon in Illinois on Friday was $4.12, nearly 20 cents higher than the national average. At 48 cents a gallon, Illinois has one of the highest gas tax in the country, trailing only California’s 70-cents a gallon.