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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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Biden's DOJ admits LNG export ban is probably over
With Trump on the way to the White House and with his outspoken pro-energy rhetoric, the DOJ filed a legal motion this week admitting that the issue is probably “moot” given the new administration.
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Washington carbon auction reaches new high for the year
The new auction price came one month after voters rejected a measure (I-2117) that sought to repeal the state’s cap-and-invest program.
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Australian town’s dreams of having a ‘net-zero’ grid results in rolling blackouts lasting for days
Paved with good intentions: Refrigerators in pharmacies failed, which destroyed medicine, and emergency replacements had to be brought in. Schools were closed, and grocery store freezers also shut down, spoiling large amounts of food. Emergency food supplies had to be trucked in.
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Pritzker ‘disappointed’ in Lion Electric, blames Trump's 'pressure' on EV market
In July 2023, Pritzker joined other officials and Lion Electric in Joliet for the company's ribbon cutting. The Canadian company produces electric school buses and is in line for Illinois tax credits through the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles, or REV tax credit.
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In protest against LNG export permits, Climate Defiance blocks unused entrance to DOE garage
The group didn’t provide any information on why they were blocking an unused entrance to the agency's garage.
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Majority of U.S. women are opposed to nuclear energy, and advocates are asking why
Support for nuclear energy is at an all-time high, with 56% of people favor more nuclear power plants. However, there’s a gulf between support between men and women. Whereas 70% of men support nuclear energy, only 44% of women do.
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Feds announces contracts for U.S.-sourced uranium
The incentive to build out new uranium production capacity in the U.S. will further promote the support of clean energy and decrease the United States' dependency on Russian uranium imports, which have historically been a significant source of low-enriched uranium.
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EPA: Methane emissions down 44% in top oil and gas producing basins
According to the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, methane emissions dropped in seven oil- and natural gas-producing basins by up to 87% from 2019-2023.
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House passes bill to put Biden admin’s clothes washer efficiency standards through the wringer
Americans should be able to their laundry in peace without the input of Big Brother,” Tennessee Republican Rep. Andy Ogles, the bill's sponsor, said.
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Natural Gas group touts I-2066 as evidence Americans love natural gas
According to the Natural Gas Supply Association nearly 70 million homes in the U.S are heated using natural gas, and more than 5.4 million commercial customers rely on natural gas.