Energy
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Report: New England electricity prices among the highest nationwide
ALEC released its analysis on Wednesday. North Dakota and Louisiana were the leaders in the review of electricity prices and energy affordability indicators as measured for each of the 50 states. The higher the ranking, the less expensive the costs for consumers.
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Sanders and AOC have data centers in crosshairs, but research raises doubts about their criticisms
While data centers are accused of driving up electricity costs, a study by the Institute for Energy Research found no correlation between the number of data centers in a state and electricity rates. It also found that the more demand for electricity grew in a state, the lower its electricity rates. AOC and Bernie Sanders don't seem to get that.
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Wisconsin committee asks AG Kaul to stop use of privately funded attorneys
Senate President Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, said that the attorneys had salary and benefits paid by the Michael Bloomberg-funded New York University State Energy & Environmental Impact Center.
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Oil and gas drilling activity continues to slide in Louisiana and nationwide
In February 2025, the average number of drilling rigs operating in the United States stood at 590 — down 32 rigs from the same month in 2024, a 5.1% year-over-year decrease. The number of rigs targeting crude oil fell by 14, while those targeting natural gas dropped by 19. Natural
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Line 5 Wisconsin hearings set; Michigan pipeline permits fast-tracked
The pipeline currently sits on the shoreline in that area. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy approved Enbridge’s proposal three years ago while the Michigan Public Service Commission sanctioned it in late 2023.
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Colorado may require labels on pumps warning drivers that gasoline causes climate change
Retailers who fail to comply with the law would be treated under the law as engaging in deceptive trade practices and be subject to penalties under consumer protection laws.
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Offshore wind opponents say internal docs show Biden admin took shortcuts in permitting projects
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum halted construction of Empire Wind pending a review of the “rushed” manner in which the Biden-Harris administration approved the project. Internal documents show that the Biden-Harris administration may have taken some liberties to reach Biden's offshore wind goals.
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Loss of federal tax credits could doom green energy projects
At the heart of that strategy is Section 45Q, a federal tax credit that provides up to $85 per metric ton of CO₂ permanently stored through carbon capture and sequestration.
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Hochul urged to ditch New York’s e-vehicle mandate
"If left unchanged, this rule will drive up costs, disrupt supply chains, and push both businesses and consumers into difficult choices," a coalition of New York business groups wrote.
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Automakers may restrict gas, regular hybrid car sales if CA EV rule holds
The California New Car Dealers Association’s report on car sales in the year’s first quarter earlier comments by Toyota that the mandate is “impossible” to meet: ZEV market share fell from 22% in 2024, to 20.8% in the first quarter of 2025.
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Repeal of the EPA endangerment finding vital to Trump’s unleashing American energy agenda: experts
A panel of experts from the Heartland Institute, the Energy and Environment Legal Institute, the American Energy Institute, and the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow say there are a dozen reasons to repeal the EPA's endangerment finding. And there are multiple ways to make it happen, none of which will be easy.
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California losing another refinery, impacting AZ and NV; fuel shortages possible
Because California is an “energy island,” meeting demand for California and the parts of Nevada and Arizona that rely on its refineries will require costly imports of volatile fuel by emissions-heavy tanker ships.
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Permian Basin producers continue to break production, methane reduction records
The Permian Basin accounts for nearly 40% of all oil production and nearly 15% of natural gas production in the U.S.