Energy
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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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Trump administration pursues boosting domestic rare earth supplies, China shows why they’re needed
Breaking the China chain: The Trump administration has been taking steps like reducing tariffs, trying to develop domestic supply chains in hopes of breaking China’s control of critical minerals. Experts say it will take years before the efforts bear fruit.
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Amazon pledges $20B for new data centers in Pennsylvania
The first of the two centers will be built in Luzerne County and Bucks County where the projects promised to deliver at least 1,250 jobs.
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Large EV battery plant stops construction, citing concerns over U.S. policy uncertainty
“Due to policy and market uncertainty, we are pausing construction at our South Carolina facility at this time,” the Automotive Energy Supply Corp. said in a statement.
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Biden's EPA hid comments from Dept. of Energy that undermined key part of EPA power plant rule
The Clean Power Plan 2.0 was supported by a finding that carbon capture technology had been "adequately demonstrated." The EPA sought and got comments from the DOE, which disputed that "demonstration." Somehow those comments never made it into the administrative record.
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Michigan energy companies request highest rate hikes in decades
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she plans to intervene in the request, which she has labeled “corporate greed.”
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Dem in House Oversight hearing refers to El Paso massacre and warns 'what goes around comes around'
Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, brought up the 2019 shooting at a Walmart in El Paso that killed 23 people. “What goes around comes around. I just want to make clear what goes around comes around,” Casar said. While one witness said it sounded like a threat, a spokesperson said the comment wasn't referring to violence.
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Nuclear power making headlines in IL as lawmakers don’t lift moratorium
Legislation that would have lifted a moratorium on the building of large-scale nuclear facilities failed to get through the Illinois General Assembly this spring.
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As utility bills climb, IL lawmakers fail to address what some call a crisis
This year, they will be even higher due to reduced capacity for power generation. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, downstate Illinois’ power grid, saw more than a 20-fold year-over-year price jump at its capacity auction in April.
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MISO addresses New Orleans outage, defends decision
Appearing before the Council's utility committee, MISO executives said the emergency outage − known as a load shed − was a last-resort action to prevent a wider collapse of the electric grid.
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WA trade groups seek federal intervention to block state gas ban
On May 27, the eight trade organizations sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi asking the U.S. Department of Justice to protect against states implementing gas bans that violate the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.