Energy
Image
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.
Image
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.
Image
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.
Image
Ford pauses production on its electric F-150 pickup, amid waning EV sales in US
“We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability,” a spokesperson said.
Image
EV automakers, others rally to support rules critics say will increase California gasoline price
The agency has said that the standards currently add 8 to 10 cents to each gallon of gasoline sold in California, which has the highest gasoline costs in the nation, but estimates how much more the amendments will add vary.
Image
Residents of small Missouri town forced to evacuate after EV battery recycling facility catches fire
Emergency responders told residents living within an area of the toxic plume that they need to "Evacuate IMMEDIATELY!"
Image
State energy department unable to cover cost of orphaned oil and gas wells
Two new audits assess the efforts of the Office of Conservation and the Louisiana Oil Field Restoration Association to secure funds and address environmental risks associated with these wells.
Image
Solar recycling company bringing 640 new jobs to northwest Georgia
SOLARCYCLE, which announced a $344 million solar glass manufacturing facility in February that is under construction, is adding a 255,000-square-foot building near the plant for its solar panel recycling operations.
Image
Offshore wind opponents say federal agencies’ reports acknowledge offshore wind harms to whales
Whale advocates have a difficult time proving that a particular whale died as a result of injuries from the noise of offshore wind development, because the deaths are incidental to the reactions and injuries from noise levels, they say.
Image
California’s ports get $1B for going electric, critics say it’ll slow them down
As Chevron noted in its opposition letter to the governor's recently-passed special session refinery regulations, California's ports are already backed up.
Image
Biden failed to top up oil reserves in the leadup to the election, but refilling will take years
Some analysts had feared that President Biden would tap the stockpile again to address any increases in gasoline prices in the lead up to the Nov. 5 presidential election, as he did in 2022, which would end the DOE’s efforts to refill the SPR.
Image
Renewable energy revenue amendment requires federal action
At the same time, Louisiana's U.S. House delegation is working on legislation which, if passed, will allocate more federal dollars from oil and gas generated in the Gulf to the state, as well as revenues from wind farms.
Image
Was a natural gas ban eventually planned for Washington state?
For proponents of I-2066, which would prohibit a ban on natural gas by state and local governments, the admission is a tacit acknowledgement that the state eventually planned to do just that.