Energy
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Calif. climate change lawsuits paused during SCOTUS review
San Francisco Judge Ethan Schulman Tuesday issued a stay of the litigation, finding it would “be in the interests of justice” to do so while the Supreme Court makes its decision in Boulder’s lawsuit against Suncor.
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OPEC for Americas? Iran conflict solidifies U.S. focus on Western Hemisphere oil
American companies have already begun ramping up investments in Latin America, closing new deals with a freshly compliant Venezuela and friendly Argentina in recent days that promise new petroleum capacity in the hemisphere.
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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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EV rebates won't 'move the needle significantly’ on carbon emissions
The program is estimated to reduce carbon emissions by between 18,800-24,000 metric tons, about 0.06% of the total emissions emitted by the transportation sector as of 2019.
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Media blame climate change for soaring insurance rates, but data doesn’t support narrative
The data on weather trends shows little evidence that the frequency or intensity of storms are increasing, and critics say it’s a symptom of a much larger issue with a lack of skepticism and curiosity in climate reporting.
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Gordon pledges to fight feds' plan to end coal leases
Gordon said in a statement the move will be devastating for Wyoming’s consumers, coal industry and economy.
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Arizona Republicans sue EPA over electric vehicle rules
"These rules exceed the EPA's statutory authority, are arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion," Senate President Warren Petersen said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Next round of electric vehicle charging stations planned for Ohio
The plan is to team with private companies to install 22 new charging stations through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program. Ohio was the first state to activate one of the program's charging stations.
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Biden administration proposes rule that would end new coal leases in Wyoming
The plan would ban new coal leases in a 1.2 million-acre area and put 49 billion tons of public land off limits for mining.
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America at higher blackout risk as EPA aims to shut down more power plants, despite grid assessment
Less than a month after the EPA announced rules that will likely shut down coal plants and prevent more gas plants from being built, a new reliability assessment shows heightened risk of blackouts this summer across large portions of the U.S.
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New laws include $285M in fees on Colorado oil, gas producers to fund transit
Fees from oil and gas producers will be $109.4 million during the first year, fiscal year 2025-2026, with Clean Transit getting $52.7 million and CPW receiving $56.6 million, according to the bill’s fiscal note.
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DeSantis signs bill prohibiting offshore wind, removing 'climate change’ references from state laws
The law also strengthens protections against bans on gas stoves and repeals Obama-era climate policies.
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Prison staff, inmates ordered to shelter in place due to a fire at lithium-ion battery facility
Drones showed the air quality inside the building was unsafe for firefighters, and fire officials feared that the fire and chemicals could spread to nearby buildings, prompting the evacuation warning.