Energy
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McCuskey leads group fighting to keep natural gas appliances
The DOE’s amended efficiency standards require natural gas furnaces and commercial water heaters to meet performance thresholds that only condensing appliances can satisfy, effectively banning non-condensing appliances from the market.
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US Supreme Court to hear arguments in climate suit that threatens to cost consumers billions
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear oil companies' arguments in a climate lawsuit filed by Boulder, Colorado. Either way the high court ultimately rules, the case could impact energy affordability across the U.S.
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California imports costly gas as companies flee, but lawmakers remain committed to climate policy
Paying more for less: As refineries close, California is forced to import gasoline supplies to meet demand. That raises both gas prices and greenhouse gas emissions. Despite that, California lawmakers appear unwilling to consider policies that will stop chasing the oil and gas industry out of the state.
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Bad River Band appeals of recent ruling approving Line 5 reroute permits
The pipeline transports more than 500,000 barrels of crude oil and natural gas liquids each day through the Bad River Band reservation.
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EPA to reform Biden-era electric bus program that 'forced unsafe and unreliable' transportation
The EPA issued a request for information on a broad range of fuel options that school bus fleets can use, including biofuels, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas and hydrogen.
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Secretary Wright sends message to International Energy Agency: 'Clean up your act, or U.S. is out'
Energy Secretary Chris Wright didn't mince words at a talk at the International Energy Agency ministerial meeting in Paris Wednesday. Wright criticized the agency's net-zero emissions advocacy and again warned if the IEA doesn't reform its practices, the U.S. will withdraw its support.
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Trump: Japan to invest $36B in U.S. energy, mineral projects
The announcement is part of Japan's 2025 agreement to invest $550 billion over the next four years at the direction of the U.S., with the funds aimed at rebuilding and expanding core American industries.
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Climate groups file lawsuit against repeal of endangerment finding, augering a legal showdown
As was expected, the first legal challenge to the Trump administration's repeal of a key climate law, the "endangerment finding," was filed. The repeal provides a path for the Supreme Court to reconsider the 2007 ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA, which opened the door for the EPA's expansive regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Two dual-fuel plants in North Carolina are in American coal boost
Owned by Duke Energy Carolinas, the investment at Belews Creek Steam Station in the Stokes County community of Sauratown Township is part of a six-project package valued at $175 million.
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January consumer price index report shows falling gasoline and electricity costs
Besides a downward trend in inflation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly report also showed the overall index for energy fell 1.5% in January.
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Judge rules in favor of Enbridge's Line 5 reroute permits in Wisconsin
The Bad River Band committed to continue to fight the project, it said. The group is joined in the case by Clean Wisconsin, Earthjustice, Midwest Environmental Advocates, the Sierra Club, 350 Wisconsin and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.
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Trump admin’s support of coal has U.S. industry ‘excited’ about the future after years of doubt
In 2026, Trump called it "beautiful, clean coal." He has signed executive orders, authorized millions to support projects that extend the life of coal plants, and reversed decades of regulatory hostility. Industry experts say American coal is more optimistic than ever about its future.
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McCuskey praises federal rollback of Endangerment Finding
“This rule was the first salvo of a war against working class Americans. It adopted a radical agenda based on pseudoscience, and it raised the price of every single American product," West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey said.