Energy
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Nuclear is big in Pennsylvania, but so is worry
Today, Microsoft is working to bring the plant back online to power its artificial intelligence technology. Skeptical members of the public who have long come to associate the plant with the worst-case scenario are concerned.
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Hybrid car sales up in 2025, as electric sales begin to drop
So far this year, there were over 21,000 new electric vehicle registrations, compared to 15,000 this time in 2024. That is a more than 19% increase.
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EPA proposes an end to rule that critics say 'empowered years of climate alarmism'
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said the rule had been used to justify over $1 trillion in regulations, including the Biden-Harris administration’s EV mandates.
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Opposition mounts against Line 5 reroute blockage
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is concerned about water contamination on the reservation, in Lake Superior and in the wetlands that serve as the Band’s wild rice beds and as a critical migratory bird habitat.
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Reversing from losses in March, Texas oil and gas industry adds jobs in April
Upstream oil and natural gas employment climbed by 1,700 in April over the month, representing an increase in 900 jobs in the services sector and 800 jobs in oil and natural gas extraction.
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A promise finally fulfilled; Ferguson signs bill exempting ag from CCA fuel taxes
The CCA includes a cap-and-trade system to generate revenue for green energy projects aimed at reducing emissions.
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Wyoming conservation group says feds improperly withholding records on eagle deaths from wind farms
The Interior Department withheld most of the records under an exemption that applies to "trade secrets and commercial or financial information." The Albany County Conservancy filed an appeal challenging the exemption.
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Ohio new energy policy signed into law
Senate President Rob McColley, R-Napolean, believes the plan puts the state at the forefront of energy production with strong natural gas supplies.
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PJM power surge inevitable, but not insurmountable
The primary drivers of the increase include: retirement of traditional generation units and the growing use of intermittent renewable energy resources; delays in PJM’s interconnection queue; supply chain and construction delays;
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Think tank: Trump's minerals order could benefit Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming
President Donald Trump in March signed Executive Order 14241, citing the economic and national security benefits of increasing domestic mining of critical minerals.
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Zeldin defends proposed cuts to EPA budget against bi-partisan objections during Senate hearing
The proposed cuts to EPA programs in Trump's "skinny budget" total over $4 billion. Sen. Lisa Mukowski, R-Alaska, called them "problematic," while Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said the EPA's funding freezes since Trump took office are illegal and unconstitutional.
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Carbon tax goes before skeptical high court in Pennsylvania
Supreme Court justices struggled with the assertion, wondering aloud how far federal air regulation would let states go – could emissions from cars and cows come under scrutiny next?
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Bad River Band testifies on Line 5 reroute concerns
Enbridge applied for permits and proposed to reroute the line in 2020 by replacing 20 miles of existing pipeline – including the 12 miles currently within the reservation – with a 41-mile-long stretch of pipe around the reservation in northern Wisconsin.