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Trump signs resolutions repealing California’s EV mandate, which many other states had adopted
Because 11 states and the District of Columbia have adopted California’s regulations, and because manufacturers understand that California is the largest market for new cars by far, experts say California’s EV mandate would have functioned as a national EV mandate.
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EPA Administrator Zeldin announces proposal to repeal Biden-era climate rules regarding power plants
The rules were based on what Zeldin called a “false binary choice” in which America must choose between protecting the environment.
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Rapid electrification spiking power prices, says grid operator
“Power plants that generate electricity have been retiring due primarily to state and federal decarbonization policies, as well as economic pressures,” the letter said.
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Newsom celebrates gas price decline since start of Ukraine conflict, amid job losses
Newsom said the state’s price gouging and transparency efforts helped bring prices down, but with California prices declining just four cents more than the national average, data suggests global energy prices drove most of the decline.
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Voters balked on natural gas bans, but climate advocates are hoping to withstand court challenges
From efficiency standards to taxpayer supported electrification programs, anti-fossil fuel activists aren't giving up on the fight to stop consumers from using natural gas.
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GOP policymakers tell International Energy Agency to stop being cheerleader for energy transition
"This new focus on an unachievable global energy transformation, urged by environmental groups and other non-governmental organizations, has caused IEA to veer away sharply from its energy security mission,” the report states.
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After bad bet on electric vehicles, Hertz reportedly selling low-mileage 2023 Teslas for under $18K
Hertz initiated a plan to transition a large chunk of its fleet to electric vehicles, but the vehicles turned out to be expensive to maintain, and they depreciated quickly.
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DOE natural gas analysis draws disbelief from Republicans, industry
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., condemned the rushed Biden administration study as a “politically motivated” move meant to “hamstring” the energy goals of the incoming administration.
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House Judiciary Committee seeks information from ESG-aligned firms in antitrust investigation
“I think we're on the cusp of a full-spectrum push across the entire federal government against this [ESG] nonsense,” Will Held, executive director of Consumers’ Research, told Just the News.
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Offshore wind: Opportunities in $200B investment or in peril from Trump
Among the recommendations in the report is a state appropriation of up to $50 million for improvements to Radio Island at the Port of Morehead City to “facilitate offshore wind economic development opportunities at the site.”
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Biden Energy Dept. deals another blow to natural gas supporters
Climate activists and environmental justice advocates celebrated the release of the DOE report halting LNG exports.
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Montana, Wyoming sue federal government over coal production ban
In November, the Biden administration announced its final decision regarding a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) and proposed amendment to end coal mining in this region.
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Senate Budget Committee holds onto climate-driven insurance crisis, but experts dispute narrative
“Let me get straight to the point — the insurance industry is not in the midst of a climate-driven crisis, nor is it about to fall. Strength and stability are the hallmarks of this industry,” Dr. Robert Hartwig, clinical associate professor of finance at the University of South Carolina, said.