Energy
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Analyst: Elon Musk’s Tesla ‘biggest beneficiary’ of WA EV mandates, policies
Despite ranking second in the nation behind California in terms of overall EV sales, the EVCC report notes that “EV sales were not as high as expected in 2024.
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Report: Progressive policies push Michigan energy prices higher
The American Legislative Exchange Council recently released its Energy Affordability 2025 report, which the group says exposes the high cost of government overreach as it relates to energy prices.
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Texas oil and gas industry continues to dominate job growth
The sector added 1,900 jobs in the upstream sector over the month in February, bringing the total upstream employment to 205,400 in Texas.
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Experts warn House Energy Committee that closing fossil fuel plants drives grid reliability crisis
During the hearing, Democrats on the committee blamed the heightened risk of blackouts on the Trump administration’s funding freeze for renewable energy projects, the firing of federal employees, and the moratorium on offshore wind lease sales.
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Arizona lawmakers look at way to prevent gas price hikes
Arizona law currently requires drivers in Maricopa County to use a blend called "Cleaner Burning Gas" during the spring and summer to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's clean air requirements for ozone attainment.
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Biden’s legacy lingers in the failing Proterra electric buses he promoted during his presidency
Transit districts across the country continue to have problems with electric buses they bought from Proterra, a company former President Joe Biden had touted. Districts that purchased buses from other suppliers appear to have had fewer issues, but those with Proterra buses are still trying to keep them running.
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Trump administration issues license for floating LNG facility that Biden administration stonewalled
The facility will connect four floating LNG units to existing onshore pipelines and transport the gas to the global market from U.S. federal waters.
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Trump plans to build major Northeast pipeline. Will New York’s Democrat governor get on board?
President Trump met with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to discuss, among other things, the Constitution Pipeline, which Trump said he plans to build. Trump has some bargaining chips, including congestion pricing and a SALT tax deduction cap, to offer. If built, experts say the pipeline will not only lower costs, it could save lives.
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With gas tax revenues sliding, Illinois weighs road mileage tax
As it is, Illinois motorists now pay the second-highest motor fuel tax in the country at 66 cents per gallon.
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Trump extends deadline for New York City to end congestion pricing
Duffy announced on Thursday that the deadline to end the program, originally scheduled for Friday, has been extended by another month and strongly criticized the Democratic governor over her refusal to shut it down.
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Trump signs executive order to help create mineral supply chains
The executive order states that the U.S. possesses “vast mineral wealth,” but “overbearing federal regulation has eroded the nation’s mineral production.”
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Media frets about free speech in Greenpeace verdict, but ignored treatment of reporters at protest
While the media have become very concerned about free-speech rights in the wake of the ruling against Greenpeace, they showed little concern when the protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016 and 2017 were restricting and harassing reporters who asked questions or took photos and videos the protesters didn’t like.
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Ohio’s new power policy takes step forward
If passed by the House of Representatives and signed by Gov. Mike DeWine, the bill would end the state’s legacy generation rider and nearly $450,000 in daily subsidies to Ohio Valley Electric Cooperative, the owner and operator of the coal plants.