Energy
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House panel halts bills tied to data center power costs
The legislation would require regulators to examine whether customers that are not high-load users could be subsidizing transmission, generation or distribution costs tied to facilities such as large data centers.
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Iran war, Saudi outage to boost U.S. propane, butane exports
Propane and butane, together called liquified petroleum gas or LPG, are one of the largest U.S. export products in dollar terms.
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Federal judge upholds NYC congestion pricing
U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman issued a permanent injunction order barring the U.S. Department of Transportation from enforcing a directive to shut down the controversial tolling project, saying the federal agency exceeded its authority with the February 2025 directive to terminate the program.
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Britain shuts down last coal plant, which may increase imports of LNG from the U.S.
The cost of power for Britain’s industries jumped 124% in the past five years, according to official figures. This is 50% more expensive than Germany and France, and 400% higher than the U.S.
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Experts say it’s possible for hackers to take control of EV features, even trigger battery fires
“You have hundreds of millions of lines of code inside a vehicle. If you were talking about autonomous vehicles, it's even more. But the number of lines of codes in a vehicle is continuously growing,” said Roy Fridman, CEO and chief revenue officer for C2A Security.
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Newsom fries bill requiring tobacco-style warning labels on gas stoves
In a veto message, Newsom said that he “appreciated the author’s intent to provide consumers information,” but the language of the label is “highly prescriptive” and couldn’t be altered without future amendments.
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'Drill baby drill': Trump touts energy production to drive down prices
Trump went on to tout the American supply of "liquid gold," referencing oil and gas, and reiterated his promise to drop energy costs by 50% within one year.
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NY AG Letitia James suit against JBS may have exposed fatal flaw in companies' net-zero commitments
Consumers’ Research, a consumer advocacy nonprofit, sent letters to three major companies that have made similar commitments to warn them they are exposing themselves to potential litigation.
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After climate activist sentenced for vandalizing painting, more activists attack same painting
“When will the fossil fuel executives and the politicians they’ve bought be held accountable for the criminal damage that they are imposing on every living thing?” another protestor, Ludi Simpson, 71, said after the attack.
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Climate agenda surrenders American energy independence and national security to China, report says
“Imagine if the CCP, because we had some involvement in some China-Taiwan difficulties, decided they were going to stop all the electric vehicles in the U.S. by remote or even worse."
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Woman sentenced to 18 years for conspiring to sabotage Baltimore substations, cause blackouts
Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 36, of Catonsville, Maryland, was arrested in February along with Brandon Russell, an alleged neo-Nazi leader from Orlando, Florida.
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Electric grid operators warn U.S. Supreme Court that new EPA rules will cause widespread blackouts
For grid operators to intervene in a case asking the Supreme Court to remand regulations back to the agency is unprecedented. The operators' main argument is about the impact the EPA's rules will have on grid reliability.
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$9 million program set to help small Michigan auto suppliers finance EV transition
The money will provide financial, legal, accounting and other support services to underserved auto suppliers in the internal combustion engine auto supply chain across the state who want to transition to serving the electric vehicle industry.