Energy
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Exxon, global agencies warn of oil price spike within weeks
Neil Chapman, senior vice president at ExxonMobil, told investors at the Bernstein 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference in New York that global inventories could reach critical lows within "two to three weeks."
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Power grid demand summer outlook cautiously optimistic
PJM’s Summer Outlook 2026 projects adequate reserves to maintain reliability under expected conditions, even with hotter-than-normal weather in the forecast and peak demand projected at near-historic levels.
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SCOTUS flooded with briefs critical of Colorado climate suit, signaling high stakes battle ahead
Last week, 78 members of Congress, 27 state attorneys general, some Colorado counties, Native American tribes, industry groups and legal and policy organizations filed briefs in support of the oil and gas companies targeted in the Boulder, Colorado, climate lawsuit. The interest in the case illustrates that the stakes are high, as a ruling has implications economic, legal and political across the country.
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Egg prices trending up, gas prices still beating national average
On fuel supplying most of the state’s more than 8 million registered combustion engine vehicles, unleaded gasoline is $2.83 a gallon on average. In the City of Oaks, it’s $2.92. Nationally, the average is $3.13. For diesel, the state average is $3.37, Raleigh is $3.53, and national is $3.50.
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GOP zeroes in on Biden's clean energy giveaways as Trump urges passage of 'big beautiful' bill
Coalitions wrote competing letters to the Ways and Means Committee chair, with 21 Republicans wanting to keep the green energy subsidies in Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, and 38 Republicans seeking a full repeal. Meanwhile, Trump urges the GOP to find a consensus to pass "one, big beautiful" budget reconciliation bill.
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Natural gas initiative's backers prepare appeal request to WA Supreme Court
Late Friday, Widlan finally entered the order. BIAW suggested reporting by The Center Square about the delay in the ruling being entered into the record may have pressured the judge to upload her ruling.
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Louisiana scores another investment in clean energy
Louisiana Economic Development advances a broader strategy to reform state tax incentives, invest in development-ready sites, and attract high-quality jobs.
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U.S. energy tax loopholes face new GOP push
The Certainty for Our Energy Future Act, introduced May 9, would eliminate certain wind and solar tax incentives while restricting access to clean energy benefits for entities tied to countries like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
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Trump signs into law three resolutions nullifying Biden-era energy conservation standards
The resolutions repeal conservation standards targeting gas-fired water heaters, walk-in freezers, and commercial refrigerators, among other things.
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Trump may zap 'Energy Star' efficiency program that some say ruins appliances and isn't needed
The Energy Star decal is a widely recognized label on appliances, but consumers have found appliance performance has degraded as the manufacturers try to reduce the energy and water use of their products to keep up with the EPA.
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Push on again to test Ohio gasoline for quality
While an opportunity for a statewide program already exists under state law, two senators want each county to be able to implement its own testing procedures after recent reports of contaminated fuel have surfaced.
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Natural gas supporters argue judge is intentionally delaying fight over I-2066
Until the order is officially filed in the court record, challengers cannot ask the state Supreme Court to consider an appeal.
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16 states, DC sue Trump over 2021 EV charger funds, most haven’t built chargers
A majority of the coalition, including lawsuit leaders California and Washington, has failed to build any chargers using $3.3 billion in awarded funds over the past four fiscal years.