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Regulator: LNG expansion likely to affect rare marsh bird
Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG Stage 5 expansion project in Cameron Parish is "likely to adversely affect" the eastern black rail, a secretive, sparrow-sized bird, the federal energy regulator ruled in a draft environmental impact statement released in early April.
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After years of anti-fossil fuel policies, Colorado’s Boulder unlikely to achieve its climate goals
Boulder, Colorado is suing oil companies for climate change and setting aggressive emission-reductions target. A Just the News analysis shows the city is unlikely to reach either of those goals, but the city says it's not backing down.
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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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Lake Erie's renewable future up for study
The resolution proposes that the Joint State Government Commission conduct a study on the feasibility, benefits and drawbacks of developing hydropower, solar, and wind energy on Pennsylvania’s portion of Lake Erie.
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Report: Fees going to EV and public transit, not fixing the roads
Colorado's roads are deteriorating, as more money moves away from maintaining the roads in favor of funding public transportation and electric vehicle programs.
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Experts warn House Energy Committee that closing fossil fuel plants drives grid reliability crisis
During the hearing, Democrats on the committee blamed the heightened risk of blackouts on the Trump administration’s funding freeze for renewable energy projects, the firing of federal employees, and the moratorium on offshore wind lease sales.
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Arizona lawmakers look at way to prevent gas price hikes
Arizona law currently requires drivers in Maricopa County to use a blend called "Cleaner Burning Gas" during the spring and summer to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's clean air requirements for ozone attainment.
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Biden’s legacy lingers in the failing Proterra electric buses he promoted during his presidency
Transit districts across the country continue to have problems with electric buses they bought from Proterra, a company former President Joe Biden had touted. Districts that purchased buses from other suppliers appear to have had fewer issues, but those with Proterra buses are still trying to keep them running.
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Trump administration issues license for floating LNG facility that Biden administration stonewalled
The facility will connect four floating LNG units to existing onshore pipelines and transport the gas to the global market from U.S. federal waters.
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Trump plans to build major Northeast pipeline. Will New York’s Democrat governor get on board?
President Trump met with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to discuss, among other things, the Constitution Pipeline, which Trump said he plans to build. Trump has some bargaining chips, including congestion pricing and a SALT tax deduction cap, to offer. If built, experts say the pipeline will not only lower costs, it could save lives.
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With gas tax revenues sliding, Illinois weighs road mileage tax
As it is, Illinois motorists now pay the second-highest motor fuel tax in the country at 66 cents per gallon.
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Trump extends deadline for New York City to end congestion pricing
Duffy announced on Thursday that the deadline to end the program, originally scheduled for Friday, has been extended by another month and strongly criticized the Democratic governor over her refusal to shut it down.
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Trump signs executive order to help create mineral supply chains
The executive order states that the U.S. possesses “vast mineral wealth,” but “overbearing federal regulation has eroded the nation’s mineral production.”