Energy
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Oil prices are down, but substantial relief at the pump could be a long way off, experts say
Oil prices are down, as are gasoline prices. But there are a number of factors continuing to impact the markets. Should American drivers see $3 gasoline again, it will be well after 2027, experts say.
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Dems did 'sleight of hand' in midterms, in control of Congress will push green energy agenda: Morano
Morano spoke from the UN Climate Change Conference, also said Democrats' climate, renewable agenda willl cost U.S. taxpayers trillions
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Energy advocacy group asks Vance for full audit of US participation in UN climate summits
Earlier this month, the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Institute announced that a delegation of 19 members from the U.S. House would be traveling to Antalya, Turkey, for COP31. The announcement doesn't say who provided the funding for the travel, lodging and other expenses of the delegation.
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EPA fast-tracks New Hampshire’s request to opt out of emissions law
Normally, the EPA has up to 18 months to decide on state petitions under the Clean Air Act, but after receiving New Hampshire's petitions in December, the agency said it "plans to move much faster" on its review.
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Trump admin to pay $1B to French firm to end offshore US wind farms, switch to oil, gas production
TotalEnergies will shift $928 million in "expensive, unreliable, environmentally disruptive, and subsidy-dependent" offshore wind investment to LNG infrastructure and oil and gas production.
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GOP lawmakers call for gas tax suspension as prices climb
The average price per gallon in Illinois on Friday was $4.12, nearly 20 cents higher than the national average. At 48 cents a gallon, Illinois has one of the highest gas tax in the country, trailing only California’s 70-cents a gallon.
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Successful oil and gas lease sale in Alaska a win for Trump administration and Alaska Natives
While the Biden administration promised to listen to indigenous voices, it brushed those aside when they conflicted with Biden's climate policies. A successful lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska this week signals big changes for Alaska's Iñupiat tribe on the North Slope.
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More than a third of American voters in poll don't trust U.S. power grid
Across partisan lines, Republican respondents had a greater overall level of trust in the U.S. power grid. About 66% of Republicans said they at least “somewhat trust” the U.S. power grid whereas only 45% of Democrats said the same.
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California co-leads states suing EPA over greenhouse gases
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who's a frequent critic of the president and is widely expected to run for president in 2028, joined Bonta for the “Trump Is Making Deadly Pollution Great Again” press conference.
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California bill to suspend gas tax fails despite rising prices
State Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach and author of Senate Bill 1035, told journalists Wednesday afternoon outside the same Sacramento committee room that California prices are only going to rise at the pump.
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Group blocked from seeing full enviro report on solar farm drafts its own, only to have it rejected
A solar developer in New York redacted information about its project on endangered species, so a nonprofit commissioned its own assessment. What the report found shocked them, and now the developer is fighting to keep it out of the record.
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Georgia Senate agrees to motor fuel tax suspension
House Bill 1199 is in response to high gas prices fueled by the conflict with Iran. It passed the House on Wednesday.
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As oil hits $120 a barrel, damage to energy industry is done, energy insiders say
Gasoline has surpassed $4 a gallon on average, diesel more than $5.25.