Energy
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Data centers remain highly unpopular with Wisconsin voters
The University of Marquette Law School poll asked 850 registered voters about their preferences from March 11-18.
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Feds give early approval to Nevada hydropower project
Project comes as Western states grapple with an unprecedented strain on water supplies.
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Rio Grande plant expansion approved
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted March 12 to authorize NextDecade Corp. to begin construction on the fourth and fifth production units at the company’s 984-acre tract near the Gulf of America along the Brownsville Ship Channel.
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$2M federal grant funds power grid upgrade study
The funding comes as power grid planners warn that power plants are retiring faster than new generation is coming online, fueling concerns about whether the grid can keep pace with growing demand – particularly from AI-driven data centers.
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Offshore wind project begins generating power
One turbine is currently generating about 14.7 megawatts of electricity when the wind is blowing.
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California sues Trump administration to block order restarting offshore oil operation
Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed Sable Offshore Corp., a Houston-based oil and gas company, to restore activity at the Santa Ynez Unit and the Santa Ynez Pipeline System located off the coast of Santa Barbara earlier this month.
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Maryland climate ruling tees up U.S. Supreme Court case
The state’s highest court said the cities of Baltimore and Annapolis and Anne Arundel County tried to use state and local nuisance laws to punish energy companies BP, ExxonMobil and Chevron.
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Maryland Supreme Court stomps on legal theories commonly used by plaintiffs in climate litigation
In Tuesday’s 3-2 decision, the court dismissed lawsuits filed by the City of Baltimore, the City of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. The decision, written by Justice Brynja Booth, argued that state common law has never applied to the conduct the plaintiffs argued, namely, it causes environmental harm by global greenhouse gas emissions.
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EXCLUSIVE: Solar debate shifts to legislature, courts as tensions escalate
Debates over industrial-scale solar, wind, and battery storage have ignited grassroots activism, prompted legal challenges, and fueled legislative battles across Michigan.
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New $16B natural gas generation hub being built in East Texas, data center to follow
The Texas Power Generation Hub will be jointly owned by Japan and the U.S. federal government as result of a trade agreement reached between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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Democrats try rhetoric to sell voters on a bill that would bring back Biden-era climate policies
Among other things, the Energy Bills Relief Act would promote the development of wind and solar farms on public lands, bring back Biden's LNG policies, and reinstate renewable energy subsidies that were ousted with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. More than half of House Democrats have signed on in support of the bill, despite polling that shows a decline in popularity of "green" energy.
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Louisiana unveils nuclear framework, announces $45M grant
Tied to the announcement is a $45 million federal funding renewal for the Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, or FUEL, a research-and-commercialization effort led by Louisiana State University.
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EPA fast-tracks New Hampshire’s request to opt out of emissions law
Normally, the EPA has up to 18 months to decide on state petitions under the Clean Air Act, but after receiving New Hampshire's petitions in December, the agency said it "plans to move much faster" on its review.