Energy
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SEC announces it will stop defending controversial climate disclosure rule
The rule faced a barrage of lawsuits from interest groups, trade associations and 43 states, and the SEC announced in April it would not implement the rule while the legal challenges played out.
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WA gas tax hike looks increasingly likely as part of transportation budget
The Senate plan calls for a 6 cents per gallon. That hike would bring the total state tax to 55.4 cents per gallon, before being tied to inflation. Beginning the following year, the state tax would then rise by 2% annually to account for inflation.
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Just Stop Oil’s ceasing its violent protests part of cultural shift; the ‘Trump effect’ critics say
Critics of climate activism say it’s part of a shift in the national dialogue on climate and energy. Fewer people are still willing to look the other way when climate activists’ behavior turns to vandalism, anarchy in the streets.
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Republicans push U.S. House bill to end EV mandates
Also known as the “Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act,” the bill was previously proposed by Rep. Walberg of Michigan in 2023 and passed by a Republican-held U.S. House. It then stalled in the Democrat-held U.S. Senate.
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Energy Secretary Wright confirms the DOE had already completed an LNG study before Biden’s ban
Biden paused LNG export permits in order to complete a study of their impact on consumer prices and climate change. Energy Secretary Wright says a study was already complete in 2023 showing that they wouldn't impact prices and would lower emissions.
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California, Sonora team up on clean energy and air
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sonora Gov. Alfonso Durazo Montaño signed a memorandum of understanding Monday at the Stanford Mansion in Sacramento.
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Trump’s support of the coal industry will keep energy costs low, benefit economy, experts say
Experts say that after 15 years of decline the Trump administration's active support of the coal industry will bring down energy costs, improve grid reliability and ensure the U.S.' competitiveness.
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Trump authorizes his administration to open new coal-fired power plants in the U.S.
Trump said "environmental extremists" allowed China to gain an economic advantage over the U.S. by allowing the country to open up hundreds of coal-fired power plants.
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Jury begins deliberations in Greenpeace trial
The company cites the protests as the reason for a five-month delay in the pipeline’s completion, forcing it to miss a Jan. 1, 2017, online production date that it says cost them lost profits and shareholder value.
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Officials explore 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity with wind energy
Highlighting the benefits of wind power, Jenny Netherton, from the Southeastern Wind Coalition, emphasized its potential to bolster the Louisiana's energy grid.
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Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act could end up costing taxpayers nearly $5 trillion, study says
An expensive legacy: Originally estimated to only cost about $370 billion, a new study by the Cato Institute finds that the structure of subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act means taxpayers could be on the hook for trillions of dollars over the next 25 years.
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Washington Senate passes bill to speed up carbon emission data updates
The bill’s backers say the change is needed to better set environmental policies and track whether taxpayer dollars spent to meet those goals are spent well.
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Biden-era tax on natural gas repealed, a boon for energy industry
The resolution rescinds that regulation under the Congressional Review Act. The CRA legislation gives Congress the authority to repeal regulations issued during the final months of a previous administration.