Energy
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Council recommends tax incentives for nuclear energy
The Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council report also recommends lawmakers include nuclear energy on the list of industries eligible for the Certified Green Energy Production Facilities tax break to grow the supply chain.
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Tens of thousands without power in western Washington since Tuesday storms
Seattle City Light was still working to restore more than 4,000 customers and Snohomish PUD had more than 13,600 customers still in the cold as of noon Friday.
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United Nations to establish an initiative to research and act against “climate misinformation”
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that “climate disinformation” would encompass a wide range of perspectives it declares are inappropriate.
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Lawmakers, trucking group signs onto lawsuit brief against EPA
The case, which includes multiple states and groups nationwide, argues that the EPA's regulations do not consider some of the downsides to an electric vehicle switch over time.
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Millions of Cubans face third day without power as Hurricane Oscar closes in
This was the third full collapse of the country’s energy grid since Friday. Recovery efforts will be complicated further by the arrival of Hurricane Oscar on Sunday.
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Illinois agricultural group joins lawsuit to stop electric semi truck mandate
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring electric models to account for 60% of new delivery trucks and 25% of long-haul tractors by 2032.
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Nuclear power sees renewed support, but will opponents succeed in turning public opinion again?
According to Ken Baum, senior investigative researcher for the Capital Research Center, the total annual revenue of the American anti-nuclear movement to be $2.5 billion, which was up from $2.3 billion the previous year.
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More cities in western WA installing taxpayer-funded EV charging stations
According to mybellingham.com, $1.5 million for the program comes from the Washington State Department of Transportation and a little more than $2.5 million comes from the city’s voter-approved Transportation Fund.
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Texas oil and natural gas industry continues to add jobs
Jobs in the Texas oil and natural gas industry pay among the highest wages in the state of approximately $124,000 in 2023.
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Landry calls on Biden to recognize natural gas as a 'clean energy'
Since taking office, President Biden has implemented several policies that limit natural gas production and exports, which critics argue have increased reliance on foreign energy sources and raised energy costs.
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Federal Transit Administration issues fire-risk alert on recalled Proterra buses
Customers who purchased Proterra, which went bankrupt in August 2023, have reported a number of issues, including difficulty getting parts for repairs. In many cases, the buses remain inoperable for weeks.
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24 states join court case seeking to stop electric semitruck mandate
On March 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled out a new electric truck mandate to increase sales of electric semitrucks from 2027 through 2032.
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New York prosecutors urged to file criminal charges against Big Oil
The effort is backed by some Democrats in the state Legislature.