Energy
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Pennsylvania power load buckling under neighboring renewable energy goals
When there’s not enough power to go around, no amount of generation in the commonwealth will be enough to prevent rolling blackouts or drastic bill hikes.
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Washington state utility wants 30% rate increase; clean energy mandates behind request
Data center construction to keep up with the energy-hungry demands of Artificial Intelligence is also putting strain on the system.
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Supreme Court to hear Colorado climate change case in the fall
Typically, state nuisance laws are used in disputes with neighbors where an individual may be conducting activities that lower the value of another individual’s property. Legal experts said state nuisance laws are inappropriate to address damages from climate change.
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DOE authorizes Strategic Petroleum Reserve exchange to support Louisiana fuel supply
The DOE SPR emergency exchange is the latest of several in the last few decades where SPR reserves played a vital role in response to natural disasters or other incidents.
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Trump announces $92 billion of investments in PA during energy innovation event in Pittsburgh
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced $92 billion of investments in Pennsylvania for energy infrastructure and to develop artificial intelligence during an energy innovation event in Pittsburgh.
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Settlement in Nantucket blade failure lets wind power developer off the hook, critics want answers
The town of Nantucket settled with the maker of a blade that broke away from a wind turbine in the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project. It scattered debris across the island's beaches but the settlement releases the developer from further liability. Critics demand more accountability.
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CA running 67% on ‘clean’ energy; prices double US average
“Gavin Newsom’s energy victory lap skips the key detail: Californians pay some of the highest electricity rates in America,” said the California Assembly Republican caucus in a statement. “He won’t even say 'affordability' because he can’t defend the cost.”
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'Big Beautiful Bill' expands oil and gas leasing, tax credits
Among its most significant energy-related provisions, the legislation mandates the resumption of quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales under the Mineral Leasing Act, effectively repealing restrictions introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Musk’s Grok AI facility faces opposition as environmentalists target data centers’ emissions
Tech companies are looking to natural gas to power their data centers with natural gas. Opponents of Elon Musk's Memphis facility say its turbines are "silent strangulation" by air pollution. When a scientific analysis failed to find dangerous levels of pollutants, the opponents refused to accept the findings.
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Wisconsin nuclear power bills signed into law
The bills require a temporary board to plan and hold a Wisconsin Nuclear Power Summit and a nuclear siting study for identifying potential communities ideal for nuclear power generation, including both existing and new sites.
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Activists call for climate skepticism to be outlawed, and experts say it shows growing desperation
A U.N. report calls for climate skepticism to be criminalized, and other reports are pressuring social media companies to remove content questioning the "climate crisis" narrative. Climate skeptics, meanwhile, are asking for more opportunity to debate those with whom they disagree.
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Trucking industry says WA has ‘failed’ it regarding EV mandates
ACT is one of several environmental-based transportation goals pursued by the state that has faced setbacks.
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Oil and gas industry praises Trump permitting reform
The NEPA reforms include eliminating outdated agency procedures, many of which hadn’t been revised since the 1980s.