Energy
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U.S. considers gas tax holiday as Canada moves ahead
In early March, Democrats in both the U.S. House and Senate proposed suspending the 18.4 cents-per-gallon federal gas tax through Oct. 1. Some states have also proposed suspending their state-level gas taxes.
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U.S. had the fewest coal-fired power plant retirements last year since 2010
Only four coal-fired generating units were retired in 2025, representing a 1.5% drop over the previous year.
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Bad River Band gets another hearing to stop Line 5 reroute Thursday
The hearing is challenging Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources permits for the project in response to a petition for judicial review of an administrative law judge’s decision to uphold the permits in February.
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Supreme Court allows construction of Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline to resume
The deicision vacates the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals' previous stay on the pipeline.
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White House unveils new methane gas task force for emissions reduction
This week saw the first White House summit on methane gas in history.
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Much-watched Buffett adds to fossil fuels stake, after cautious investor trend toward renewables
Berkshire Hathaway appears to be taking a balanced approach amid the global energy transition.
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LA Times asks should Americans be forced to face electricity blackouts over ‘climate change’
“Solving climate change will require sacrifices… for the sake of the greater good,” the author wrote.
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Navajo Nation leader says Biden, AOC energy policies cripple tribe's economy
Committee Republicans said the land order also would further harm domestic energy efforts.
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China now drilling for gas six miles beneath earth's surface
What is apparently the deepest gas well in China could bolster the country's energy independence.
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'Emission-free’ airline launches, but will green energy ever break entirely from fossil fuels?
Just the News spoke with experts about how even the greenest of green innovation still depend on conventional energy to make it possible.
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White House plans for zero-emission federal fleet by 2035 off to slow start: report
For some agencies, such as U.S. Customs and Border Protection, installing the needed equipment could be difficult.
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White House announces first offshore wind lease sale in Gulf of Mexico
A scientist in the Biden administration warned last year that offshore wind production could threaten the nearly extinct right whale species.
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Exxon ‘very bullish’ on natural gas; will double LNG investment by 2030, executive says
Shell CEO has also expressed the ‘need’ for fossil fuels to continue powering the globe.