Energy
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Presidential debate in Pennsylvania dances around the energy question
The attention the topic of energy did receive centered on fracking, which has made Pennsylvania into the second-largest producer of natural gas in the country.
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Arizona and Nevada governors form bipartisan alliance against Newsom refinery bill
According to a report from the Commission, the bill could “artificially create shortages in downstream markets,” prompting Hobbs and Lombardo’s concern over gas and transportation costs in Arizona and Nevada.
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House votes to ban Gotion's EV batteries from Homeland Security
Gotion is slated to receive more than $8 billion in combined federal and state subsidies for its planned facility in Manteno, Illinois.
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Federal government could slash oil lease opportunities in a top producing state
The plan announced in August bans oil and gas leased on 4 million acres, which is about 99% of federal lands in the state, according to Gov. Doug Burgum.
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Percentage of U.S. consumers looking to make an EV purchase in the next two years falling: survey
One-fourth of consumers cited the expense of replacing the vehicle’s battery and concerns about charging options as the main reason not to buy an EV.
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The Illinois Corn Growers Association says investment in the Grain Council boosts ethanol exports
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) reported that ethanol exports fell 7% in July.
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New England states tout 'historic' offshore wind plans
On Friday, Massachusetts and Rhode Island jointly announced that they plan to procure a total of 2,678 megawatts of offshore wind power spread across all three projects that submitted bids earlier this year.
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Iraq accused of smuggling Iranian oil, which may end up in U.S. refineries and funding terrorism
A congressional letter to President Joe Biden, who has been accused of being lax on enforcing sanctions against Iran, warns that Iraq’s oil sector is being converted into a means by which Iran-aligned militia groups and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard generate terrorist financing.
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Hegar: Lawsuit over Texas ESG ban is 'absurd,' 'frivolous,' 'dishonest'
After the Texas legislature passed a bill that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law in 2021, the American Sustainable Business Coalition sued last week arguing it violates the First and Fourteenth amendments.
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Biden talks green energy; WMC worries about Wisconsin economy
The president promised that Wisconsin would see some of the $7 billion in federal grants to boost clean energy.
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Twenty-three states ask Supreme Court to reverse energy-related decision
The case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, involves a proposed rail line in Utah's Uinta Basin that would transport crude oil.
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Entergy Mississippi to build its first new power plant in 50 years
The new power plant will be the first combined cycle power plant built from the ground up for Entergy Mississippi, which has bought three natural gas power plants in the past 20 years.
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Feds: Radioactive waste shipment to Wayne County poses no environmental threat
The NFSS holds World War II era radioactive byproducts and waste from uranium processing during the atomic bomb project. The planned transport is part of an USACE project to clean up the environmental contamination at the site and repurpose it for industrial use.