Energy
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Oil, transportation costs lead to more pain at the pump in Arizona
California fuel is more expensive, and adding the cost of transportation from all those states makes Arizona prices higher than other areas.
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European Union directive will require American companies to adhere to ESG policy goals: report
ESG, the "woke" investing philosophy, has been severely rolled back in the U.S., but the E.U. is still clinging to it, and may enforce it against U.S. companies. “It’s one of the most dangerous things that I’ve seen, and I’ve seen some dangerous things in the past few years,” Jack McPherrin, research fellow with the Heartland Institute, told Just the News.
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Jury orders Chevron to pay $744M in landmark Louisiana coastal restoration case
Chevron argued the lawsuit was flawed, claiming that the activities in question were permitted, legal, and often conducted under federal direction – particularly those tied to national security during World War II.
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Report: Pennsylvania energy affordability lagging
The report says the average retail price is 11.86 cents per kilowatt-hour. Total retail sales in megawatt-hours are 145 million.
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Energy Department announces plan to accelerate AI by locating data centers on federal lands
The department identified 16 lands managed by the DOE, including national laboratories across the country, as potential sites for data centers and supporting energy infrastructure.
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LA goes dark amid 'rampant' copper theft, city offers solar streetlights
Critics say undaunted thieves will just steal the valuable solar panels. They also wonder why Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is focusing on making infrastructure harder to steal instead of addressing theft itself.
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Jury deliberations set to begin in monumental oil and gas lawsuit
The lawsuit, pitting the parish against companies including Chevron USA, Inc., is the first of 42 similar cases filed since 2013 to reach trial, accusing the industry of violating state permitting laws and exacerbating wetlands loss.
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Analyst: Elon Musk’s Tesla ‘biggest beneficiary’ of WA EV mandates, policies
Despite ranking second in the nation behind California in terms of overall EV sales, the EVCC report notes that “EV sales were not as high as expected in 2024.
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Report: Progressive policies push Michigan energy prices higher
The American Legislative Exchange Council recently released its Energy Affordability 2025 report, which the group says exposes the high cost of government overreach as it relates to energy prices.
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Texas oil and gas industry continues to dominate job growth
The sector added 1,900 jobs in the upstream sector over the month in February, bringing the total upstream employment to 205,400 in Texas.
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Fossil fuels promote health and prosperity, experts say during Natural Resources Committee hearing
Flipping the narrative: Dr. Kevin Dayaratna, senior research fellow with the Heritage Foundation, argued that research shows that the correlation between higher energy consumption and quality of life are a "universal pattern."
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New gas-powered AI data center coming to Pennsylvania
Barring issues such as regulatory processes, labor availability and weather influences, they expect to begin construction this year and be producing power by 2027.
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Ratepayers stiffed by statewide energy efficiency program
Accordingly, contractors in New Orleans are less likely to take on these jobs, leaving residents like Mushatt without the help they need.