Energy
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Judge rules against Trump's freeze on wind energy
Proponents have long considered wind energy to be a clean, renewable energy source that produce electricity without burning fossil fuels. But opponents warn against turbines' impact on wildlife and land. They also question wind power's reliability and affordability.
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Supreme Court may soon decide whether to take up oil companies' petition in Boulder climate lawsuit
Energy companies are hoping the Supreme Court will settle the dispute over what laws apply to climate litigation. While the high court declined last year to take up a case filed by Honolulu, legal experts say it might consider another petition in the Boulder, Colorado, lawsuit.
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‘Breathing room:’ Biz welcomes CARB pause on climate reporting law
The appeals court halted enforcement of the climate regulations as a result of proceedings in a lawsuit filed by a number of business groups, including the California Chamber of Commerce.
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Natural gas initiative's backers prepare appeal request to WA Supreme Court
Late Friday, Widlan finally entered the order. BIAW suggested reporting by The Center Square about the delay in the ruling being entered into the record may have pressured the judge to upload her ruling.
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Louisiana scores another investment in clean energy
Louisiana Economic Development advances a broader strategy to reform state tax incentives, invest in development-ready sites, and attract high-quality jobs.
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U.S. energy tax loopholes face new GOP push
The Certainty for Our Energy Future Act, introduced May 9, would eliminate certain wind and solar tax incentives while restricting access to clean energy benefits for entities tied to countries like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
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Trump signs into law three resolutions nullifying Biden-era energy conservation standards
The resolutions repeal conservation standards targeting gas-fired water heaters, walk-in freezers, and commercial refrigerators, among other things.
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Trump may zap 'Energy Star' efficiency program that some say ruins appliances and isn't needed
The Energy Star decal is a widely recognized label on appliances, but consumers have found appliance performance has degraded as the manufacturers try to reduce the energy and water use of their products to keep up with the EPA.
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Push on again to test Ohio gasoline for quality
While an opportunity for a statewide program already exists under state law, two senators want each county to be able to implement its own testing procedures after recent reports of contaminated fuel have surfaced.
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Natural gas supporters argue judge is intentionally delaying fight over I-2066
Until the order is officially filed in the court record, challengers cannot ask the state Supreme Court to consider an appeal.
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16 states, DC sue Trump over 2021 EV charger funds, most haven’t built chargers
A majority of the coalition, including lawsuit leaders California and Washington, has failed to build any chargers using $3.3 billion in awarded funds over the past four fiscal years.
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NOAA will cease updating its “billion dollar disaster” tally that researcher says is flawed
Dr. Roger Pielke Jr., retired professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, published a study in Nature last summer, arguing that the methodology NOAA uses in the tally lacks scientific integrity.
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Reports say corporations retreated from net zero, but critics say ESG policies still enforced
Blacklisted: The Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company notified the American Energy Institute it wouldn't be renewing the pro-oil group's insurance due to it "promoting social/political causes related to energy production."