Energy
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Power grid demand summer outlook cautiously optimistic
PJM’s Summer Outlook 2026 projects adequate reserves to maintain reliability under expected conditions, even with hotter-than-normal weather in the forecast and peak demand projected at near-historic levels.
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SCOTUS flooded with briefs critical of Colorado climate suit, signaling high stakes battle ahead
Last week, 78 members of Congress, 27 state attorneys general, some Colorado counties, Native American tribes, industry groups and legal and policy organizations filed briefs in support of the oil and gas companies targeted in the Boulder, Colorado, climate lawsuit. The interest in the case illustrates that the stakes are high, as a ruling has implications economic, legal and political across the country.
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Trump hesitates to commit to gasoline tax holiday a couple weeks after calling it 'a great idea'
"Well, it's something we might talk about. We'll see what happens in the next week or two weeks," Trump told reporters.
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Oil prices surging as Iran conflict enters second week
As bombs rocked Iran, oil prices had their most volatile week since the coronavirus pandemic and reached their highest prices since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war
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American gasoline prices increase most in one week since 2020
The president reiterated on Friday that a deal with Iran will require “unconditional surrender.” On Thursday the president said he would be "all for" a ground offensive inside Iran by the region's Kurdish forces.
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Oil-rich Texas to build power lines for renewables, and landowners face possible eminent domain
Despite being one of the most prolific oil and gas regions in the world, the state of Texas is proposing to build 200-foot high high-voltage power lines to support renewable energy. The routes will cross private land, and landowners in the Lone Star State are facing the threat of eminent domain.
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Inside one Michigan town's fight against solar expansion
A project, known as Heartwood Solar, seeks to expand an existing installation onto hundreds more acres of farmland across Hillsdale County.
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Pennsylvania power load buckling under neighboring renewable energy goals
When there’s not enough power to go around, no amount of generation in the commonwealth will be enough to prevent rolling blackouts or drastic bill hikes.
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Washington state utility wants 30% rate increase; clean energy mandates behind request
Data center construction to keep up with the energy-hungry demands of Artificial Intelligence is also putting strain on the system.
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Supreme Court to hear Colorado climate change case in the fall
Typically, state nuisance laws are used in disputes with neighbors where an individual may be conducting activities that lower the value of another individual’s property. Legal experts said state nuisance laws are inappropriate to address damages from climate change.
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As Iran war hits oil and gas shipping, green policies of Europe and California start to boomerang
Like Europe, California bet on a rapid transition away from fossil fuels. Germany went as far as banning nuclear energy. Years of regulations have left them with depleted supplies of energy, and the war in Iran has highlighted how vulnerable it is to supply shocks. Unfortunately, the impacts will be felt across the whole country.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves Bill Gates-backed nuclear reactor in Wyoming
The Terrapower reactor uses a non-light water reactor design, and the approval is the first of that kind in 40 years.
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Dems demand climate chapter be returned to influential judicial science manual so it’s ‘impartial’
The Federal Judiciary Center removed the chapter after critics called out how it cited the research of climate activists who at the same time advocated for climate litigation against oil companies, presenting a serious windfall of attorney's fees. A coalition of Democrats say the decision came under political pressure, which undermines its neutrality. So they’re pressuring the FJC to add it back.