Energy
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Louisiana turns data center incentive playbook toward aerospace
A new cluster of bills recently filed offer aerospace companies making major investments a wide range of tax incentives and exemptions, as well as shielding them from certain liabilities.
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Michigan resumes EV charger rollout with $51M in NEVI funds
The Federal Highway Administration has signed off on Michigan’s fiscal year 2026 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan, allowing the state to begin spending its remaining $51 million of taxpayer funds in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funds.
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U.S.-Israel-Iranian conflict escalating global energy, supply chain crisis
Industry experts argue that although reopening the strait is imperative, extensive damage has been done that will take years to fix and consumers can expect costs to go up and stay up.
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After Trump signs bill overturning CA gas car ban, Newsom signs order reaffirming ban
California Republicans say this standard is unrealistic and that the infrastructure — and funding — do not exist to meet the governor’s standards.
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Associated Press presents EPA proposal to repeal Biden power plant rules as denying climate change
The proposal states that “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.’’ Experts the Associated Press quoted appear to believe this states "emissions have no impact on climate."
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Energy bill could reshape next quarter century, save $15B
The bill would “eliminate the interim date for carbon reduction by certain electric public utilities.”
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Trump signs resolutions repealing California’s EV mandate, which many other states had adopted
Because 11 states and the District of Columbia have adopted California’s regulations, and because manufacturers understand that California is the largest market for new cars by far, experts say California’s EV mandate would have functioned as a national EV mandate.
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Green group with ties to Chinese Communist Party part of network influencing U.S. policy
“This isn’t environmentalism—it’s economic warfare. The Chinese Communist Party is using American nonprofits to make us dependent on their supply chains, from solar panels to EV batteries, while our policymakers walk straight into the trap," said Michael Lucci, CEO of State Armor, which produced the report.
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EPA Administrator Zeldin announces proposal to repeal Biden-era climate rules regarding power plants
The rules were based on what Zeldin called a “false binary choice” in which America must choose between protecting the environment.
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Rapid electrification spiking power prices, says grid operator
“Power plants that generate electricity have been retiring due primarily to state and federal decarbonization policies, as well as economic pressures,” the letter said.
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Ratepayers on the hook for $470M in data center infrastructure
That $470 million includes a new 60-mile transmission line from the Mount Olive substation to the Sarepta switching station.
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Offshore wind opponents file lawsuit to stop Empire Wind, arguing feds’ greenlighting violated law
Protect Our Coast New Jersey, Clean Ocean Action, and Nantucket-based ACK for Whales, joined by commercial fishing industry groups, filed a lawsuit last week in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, asking the court to void Equinor’s lease.
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Natural gas production in Texas reached a new high in March
Texas accounts for 42% of total U.S. crude production and 29.2% of U.S. marketed natural gas production, based on data from January through May, the report notes.