Energy
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Court hears arguments in challenge to Dept. of Energy's natural gas furnace rules
The American Gas Association has mounted a legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Energy’s final Consumer Furnace Rule, establishing new standards for residential furnaces to make them more energy efficient.
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Trump promises lower electricity costs, but incentives and state regulations may hold him back
In addition to state requirements for renewable energy, financial incentives to shut down coal plants and build out more wind and solar farms may keep utilities on the path to net zero, a new report from the Heartland Institute shows.
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Democratic Congressman urges Newsom to include Tesla in EV rebate after exclusion
Earlier on Monday, Newsom announced his plan to create a California credit if the Trump administration follows through with plans to nix the $7,500 federal EV credit.
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Analysts say tax credits to jump start wind industry drive incentives that cost consumers more
The production tax credit was meant to jump start the new wind industry. It's now 30 years old, and two analysts say it's driving irrational incentives that are costing taxpayers and energy consumers more money.
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Report: Plugging orphan wells in Appalachia could create 16,000 jobs
The money for this initiative comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act: about $200 million would go to Kentucky, $288 million to West Virginia, $366 million to Ohio, and $490 million to Pennsylvania.
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Louisiana lawmakers receive briefing on carbon capture issues
For about four hours, the fire coordinator in Warren County, Mississippi worked with emergency responders in neighboring Yazoo County to drag dozens of residents to safety, including some that continue to have health issues four years later, Briggs said.
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Apple executives pull the plug on the company’s electric vehicle project
The multibillion-dollar project started in 2014, aiming to produce a fully autonomous EV with a luxury interior and a voice-guided navigation system.
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Dissatisfaction with Biden’s climate policies may drive leftist voters to third-party candidates
Green Party candidate Jill Stein claims that climate change can cause the human race to go extinct, and she advocates for a Green New Deal, which has appeal among far-left voters who believe Biden didn't do enough to stop fossil fuel use.
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In wake of layoffs at EV manufacturer, Illinois Gov. Pritzker attends opening of EV academy
Rivian Automotive, with a plant in Normal, recently announced they were laying off 10% of their workforce. Rivian also plans to keep production this year flat compared to 2023.
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Report: US EV manufacturing faces 'extinction-level event'
The report says China uses Mexico's trade relationship with the United States to avoid high tariffs. The Institute for Energy Research says BYD will dodge a 27.5% tariff from China by building a factory in Mexico where tariffs are 2.5%.
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Arkansas' ESG committee could have decisions in coming months
Act 411 of 2023, passed by Arkansas lawmakers last year and signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, requires the state to set up a five-member oversight committee to evaluate companies' ESG policies
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Burgum: federal government should pay for 'disaster' at pipeline protest
More than 5,000 people camped near the pipeline site from August 2016 to March 2017. State officials arrested 761 people and 709 were out-of-state residents, according to Burgum's office.
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Court temporarily blocks Energy Department from collecting data on crypto miners’ energy use
Cryptocurrency miners have become a target in President Joe Biden’s goal of building an electricity grid that produces no carbon dioxide emissions by 2035, and the Energy Information Administration issued a mandatory survey on miners' electricity use.