Energy
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House panel halts bills tied to data center power costs
The legislation would require regulators to examine whether customers that are not high-load users could be subsidizing transmission, generation or distribution costs tied to facilities such as large data centers.
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Iran war, Saudi outage to boost U.S. propane, butane exports
Propane and butane, together called liquified petroleum gas or LPG, are one of the largest U.S. export products in dollar terms.
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Federal judge upholds NYC congestion pricing
U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman issued a permanent injunction order barring the U.S. Department of Transportation from enforcing a directive to shut down the controversial tolling project, saying the federal agency exceeded its authority with the February 2025 directive to terminate the program.
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Regulators give more time for Alaska LNG import facility
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week approved Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company LLC’s request for an extension to convert a dormant LNG export terminal in Nikiski on the Kenai Peninsula to an import facility.
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Wyoming rare earth mine continues to be blasted by critics, but Ramaco stands by its potential
As the U.S. seeks to secure a domestic supply of rare earth elements, one company in Wyoming hopes to become a key source of those critical minerals. The project has faced considerable criticism from experts, but the company disputes claims that the mine isn't economically viable.
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Analyisis: No carbon taxes 'worth the wait' for taxpayers
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, often called RGGI, began nearly two decades ago with a handful of mid-Atlantic and Northeast states that agreed to cap emissions from power generators. It’s grown to include 10 states, including most of Pennsylvania’s neighbors, and has collectively reduced harmful pollutants by half and at a rate faster than the rest of the country.
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Cold snap hits as winter heating costs rise
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association reports that residential electricity prices increased 10.5% between January and August.
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Senate opens door to reopen Alaska Coastal Plain to energy leasing
Federal lease sales in Alaska will now revert to a framework developed in 2020 by the Trump administration.
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Young farmer’s crusade to protect vanishing farmland pits her against solar developers in New York
A social media influencer bought a farm in upstate New York. She says her investment is now threatened by the "aggressive" tactics of solar developers who are buying up farmland where ever they can find it, and New York's siting regulations make little room for public participation in the process.
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Trump’s rollback of fuel economy standards kicks the crutches from under Biden’s EV mandate
Automakers enthusiastically hopped onto the Biden-Harris administration's electric-vehicle agenda, spending billions — much of it tax money — to transition their lines to EVs. On Wednesday, they got on board the Trump administration's rollback of a key component of the previous administration's mandate.
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Congressional challenge to New York 'gas ban' steams ahead
Energy Choice Act would prevent states or local governments from banning energy sources like natural gas or propane in new construction.
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Media doing ‘damage control’ as widely reported study on cost of climate change gets retracted
The media widely reported on a study finding that the world would be $38 trillion poorer in the future unless action was taken to reduce emissions. The media were far quieter when it was found to have profound flaws. Now that the authors have retracted it, the flaws are being downplayed.
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Climate advocacy struggles in the Trump 2.0 era, but opponents warn its only restrategizing
COP30 failed to produce a resurgence of support for climate policies that the Trump administration has rolled back. Some climate groups are facing financial problems and are scaling back operations. Experts say the climate movement still has momentum, and opponents shouldn't get too comfortable.