Energy
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Federal courts have ruled against Trump's blocking offshore wind farms in four of five cases
Vineyard Wind off the coast of Nantucket is the latest project to be given the green light to proceed with construction while its lawsuit against the Trump administration continues. Three other projects were previously granted preliminary injunctions against the government, and one is still awaiting ruling.
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Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’ turns 20, and critics say biggest disaster is its failed predictions
Twenty years ago "An Inconvenient Truth" received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival. Though it was full of predictions that never came to pass, it was a key catalyst of the climate activist movement.
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Power load growth forecast drops slightly
The 2026 Long-Term Forecast is lower than 2025 in the near term through 2032, due to updated forecasting processes, including electric vehicle and economic forecasts, and improved vetting of requested adjustments for data centers and other large power generators.
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Wind industry tax rates under fire
Supporters of the bill say the change would add millions in tax revenue to the state and take away an unfair advantage over the coal industry.
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Pipeline attorneys call out discrepancies between Greenpeace witness testimony, report
A substantial part of the damages Energy Transfer attributes to Greenpeace comes from delays the energy company says were caused by Greenpeace-funded and organized protest activity.
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As Trump moves to scrap key climate finding, emails show Obama EPA used it to push ‘progressive’ fix
Emails obtained through FOIA requests suggest the procedure Obama's EPA used to come to its endangerment finding was informed by people who wanted to regulate greenhouse gases as a pollutant no matter what and came to a predetermined conclusion on behalf of a "progressive" national policy.
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NFIB: Businesses would consider leaving if IL imposes non-electric vehicle ban
National Federation of Independent Business Illinois State Director Noah Finley said small businesses in Illinois overwhelmingly oppose the proposed requirements.
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Ontario walks back U.S. electricity surtax after Trump threats
Ford reversed course hours after Trump said that he would double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in response to the 25% tariffs Ontario put on electricity going to the U.S.
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West Virginia attorney general challenges Maryland’s new coal fee plan
Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is urging Maryland House and Senate leaders to table a bill that targets out-of-state coal producers.
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Report: Pipeline capacity increase could lower household electricity costs
The report says there is “need for increased natural gas infrastructure to help maintain affordable electricity utility bills for consumers.”
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Supreme Court declines to hear challenge by 19 red states over blue states’ climate lawsuits
Critics warn these cases, which also target other large emitters, including utilities and industries, will drive up energy prices for consumers, if successful.
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Ontario tariffs on electricity exports to the U.S. begin today
It is expected to impact 1.5 million homes and businesses in Michigan, Minnesota and New York that receive electricity from exported energy.
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Hochul pressured to halt ‘impossible’ truck emissions rules
Backers of the proposal say the new regulations will be "nearly impossible" for the trucking industry to comply with because of a lack of e-vehicle charging infrastructure, cost factors and other challenges.