Energy
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GOP-led House advances highway bill that slaps fees of EV owners after years of ducking gas taxes
The bill also impose a fee on EV owners for their vehicles putting excessive well and tear on roads.
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As oil companies look to replicate shale success outside US, they face big challenges
Over decades, America's shale oil and gas wells will decline. Companies have been exploring opportunities abroad, as there are plenty of shale-rich basins for companies to tap.
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Despite high gas prices, Memorial Weekend travel expected to break records, AAA forecasts
The AAA domestic travel forecast expects 39.1 million people will travel by car, which is slightly higher than last year, when 39 million people traveled by car over the holiday weekend.
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Maine legislature passes first statewide ban on new data centers
A recent study from the Institute for Energy Research (IER), however, has suggested that those concerns may be overblown, after it found no statistically significant correlation between data centers and rising costs.
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U.S. considers gas tax holiday as Canada moves ahead
In early March, Democrats in both the U.S. House and Senate proposed suspending the 18.4 cents-per-gallon federal gas tax through Oct. 1. Some states have also proposed suspending their state-level gas taxes.
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U.S. had the fewest coal-fired power plant retirements last year since 2010
Only four coal-fired generating units were retired in 2025, representing a 1.5% drop over the previous year.
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Bad River Band gets another hearing to stop Line 5 reroute Thursday
The hearing is challenging Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources permits for the project in response to a petition for judicial review of an administrative law judge’s decision to uphold the permits in February.
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Lawmakers and local residents grapple with data center 'gold rush'
The Democratic-dominated state House passed two bills related to data centers in bipartisan votes. Both bills will now go to the Republican-controlled Senate for consideration.
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Record armada of tankers bound for U.S. Gulf to load oil
Shipping data posted by maritime intelligence company Windward shows 171 crude tankers are bound for the U.S. Gulf to load crude oil cargoes, which compares with about 110 in a typical month.
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Chokehold: Iran could run out of oil storage with Trump blockade, wreaking havoc with its economy
About 14 million barrels of crude oil per day pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which the U.S. is blockading after negotiations with Iran failed. Reserves and alternative routes can address some of the shortfall, but some are temporary. Petrochemicals and LNG have almost no alternatives.
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Expert: Arizona aims to become leader in nuclear energy
The Arizona Energy Promise Taskforce recently released a report outlining 31 policy recommendations to modernize the state’s energy grid.
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Maps highlight 140 planned data centers in Texas
As of April 2026, Texas has 84 operating data centers and 140 planned projects, according to an analysis by Cleanview, “a software platform that helps visualize clean energy data.”
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Big oil find in Gulf promises more coastal restoration funding
Houston-based Occidental Petroleum and partners Chevron and Woodside Energy discovered high-quality oil-bearing Miocene sands at a depth of 36,535 feet at the "Bandit" prospect about 125 miles south of Morgan City.