Energy
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New gas-powered AI data center coming to Pennsylvania
Barring issues such as regulatory processes, labor availability and weather influences, they expect to begin construction this year and be producing power by 2027.
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Ratepayers stiffed by statewide energy efficiency program
Accordingly, contractors in New Orleans are less likely to take on these jobs, leaving residents like Mushatt without the help they need.
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Report shows which states have highest, lowest energy prices
Wyoming, North Dakota, Idaho, Utah and Nebraska had the cheapest electricity, ranging from an average of 8.24 to 8.82 cents per kilowatt hour.
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Illinois-based trucking company pleased at review of strict emissions standards
The industry said the mandates in their current form are unrealistic given the state of battery-electric technology and the sheer lack of charging infrastructure.
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New York sued over delays on climate change law
The climate law, signed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in 2019, requires New York to reduce its excess greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 and 85% by 2050, compared to 1990 levels.
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House Oversight Committee announce review of California EV mandate under Congressional Review Act
The Government Accountability Office's "decision to adversely opine on an agency’s efforts to comply with the CRA is a distortion of its role and could make agencies less likely to follow the intent of this important statute in the future,” the letter states.
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Critics: Climate change lawsuits on tenuous legal grounds
Critics of the lawsuit and others like it say that Congress has had a comprehensive regulatory framework in place for decades and that the oil companies have fully complied.
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Trump announces plan to roll back to 2020 automobile 'environmental standards'
Trump said his administration would "probably go back to a 2020 standard."
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Media blaming climate change for early cherry blossom blooms ignores cause of heat, experts say
It's becoming a tradition every spring for the legacy media to blame climate change for cherry blossoms blooming earlier than average, but experts say this ignores the "Urban Heat Island" effect.
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SEC announces it will stop defending controversial climate disclosure rule
The rule faced a barrage of lawsuits from interest groups, trade associations and 43 states, and the SEC announced in April it would not implement the rule while the legal challenges played out.
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WA gas tax hike looks increasingly likely as part of transportation budget
The Senate plan calls for a 6 cents per gallon. That hike would bring the total state tax to 55.4 cents per gallon, before being tied to inflation. Beginning the following year, the state tax would then rise by 2% annually to account for inflation.
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Just Stop Oil’s ceasing its violent protests part of cultural shift; the ‘Trump effect’ critics say
Critics of climate activism say it’s part of a shift in the national dialogue on climate and energy. Fewer people are still willing to look the other way when climate activists’ behavior turns to vandalism, anarchy in the streets.
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Voters prioritize energy independence over climate change: Poll
According to the poll, 84% of Republicans favor prioritizing American energy independence over the fight for climate change and 31% of Democrats.