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Energy & Environment, Industry

Yellen says China’s rapid buildout of its green energy industry ‘distorts global prices’

March 27, 2024

Via: Washington's Top News

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling out China’s ramped-up production in solar energy, electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries, calling it unfair competition that “distorts global prices” and “hurts American firms and workers, as well as firms and workers around the […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

New federal policy gives Native American tribes power to veto green energy development

February 26, 2024

Via: Fox News

Federal regulators quietly implemented a new policy enabling Native American tribes to effectively veto certain green energy development projects on their land. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order rejecting three large hydroelectric pump storage projects — which […]


Energy & Environment, Industry, Policy, State & Local

California sued over Newsom-signed laws forcing companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions

January 30, 2024

Via: Fox News

A coalition of business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a federal lawsuit against the State of California over its two recently-enacted laws forcing companies to disclose climate data. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Supreme Court may overturn precedent governing climate regulations

January 18, 2024

Via: ArsTechnica

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments for overturning the so-called Chevron doctrine, one of the most important principles guiding federal regulation for the past 40 years. The doctrine, named for a 1984 court case involving Environmental Protection Agency air […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Republicans introduce resolution condemning UN agreement to shut down fossil fuels

December 20, 2023

Via: Fox News

House Republicans introduced a resolution Wednesday condemning the United Nations’ recent agreement to accelerate the phase down of global fossil fuel reliance. The lawmakers – Reps. Mary Miller of Illinois and August Pfluger of Texas – introduced the resolution less […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden admin quietly developing settlement with groups seeking to tear down key power source

November 22, 2023

Via: Fox News

The Biden administration is quietly discussing a potentially far-reaching settlement with environmental groups that advocate for tearing down four hydroelectric dams in Washington to protect salmon. Federal attorneys representing the government said it had “developed a package of actions and […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows

November 14, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans’ daily lives with harm that is “already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States,” a massive new government report says. The National Climate Assessment, which comes out every four to five […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

House Republican bill targets Biden’s progressive Climate Corps plan

November 3, 2023

Via: Fox News

A new House Republican bill is aiming to dismantle the Biden administration’s plans for a Climate Corps. Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., is introducing a bill on Friday called the “No American Climate Corps Act” that would “simply prohibit any federal […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Oil prices could reach ‘uncharted waters’ if the Israel-Hamas war escalates, the World Bank says

October 30, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

The World Bank reported on Monday that oil prices could be pushed into “uncharted waters” if the violence between Israel and Hamas widens, which could result in increased food prices worldwide. The World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook found that while […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Michigan Dems, Gretchen Whitmer are pursuing a Green New Deal, threatening future grid stability

October 27, 2023

Via: Fox News

Michigan Democrats led by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are leading an aggressive effort to rapidly transition the state to green energy, a push that closely resembles the Green New Deal proposed at the federal level by progressive lawmakers. Democrats in the […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

25 Republicans unleash effort opposing Biden admin’s crackdown on fossil fuel transportation

October 26, 2023

Via: Fox News

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., are leading a bicameral effort opposing the Biden administration’s action last month prohibiting companies from transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) via rail. Cruz, the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Report: US needs much more than the IRA to get to net zero by 2050

October 20, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

On Tuesday, the US National Academies of Science released a report entitled “Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States.” The report follows up on a 2021 analysis entitled, “Accelerating Decarbonization in the US Energy System.” When the earlier report was prepared, […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

US eases oil, gas and gold sanctions on Venezuela after electoral roadmap signed

October 18, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

In response to Venezuela’s government and a faction of its opposition formally agreeing to work together to reach a series of basic conditions for the next presidential election, the U.S. agreed Wednesday to temporarily suspend some sanctions on the country’s […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

US announces $3.5B for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid, bolster resilience

October 18, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems. Energy […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels

October 13, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

Clean-energy projects in seven states from Pennsylvania to California have been selected by the Biden administration for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and production of hydrogen fuel, a key component of President Joe Biden’s agenda to slow climate […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden admin facing heat for outsourcing climate policy to foreign NGO linked to dark money

September 26, 2023

Via: Fox News

The Biden administration is facing criticism for its decision to outsource a key part of its climate agenda to a foreign non-profit tied to a behemoth left-wing dark money network. President Biden announced late last year, during a speech at […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

The US is investing $400 million in zinc-bromine battery manufacturing

September 11, 2023

Via: TechSpot

The US Department of Energy recently announced a conditional commitment to provide Eos Energy Enterprises with a loan of approximately $400 million. This loan will be used to establish four new, cutting-edge production lines dedicated to manufacturing Eos Z3 battery […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election

September 6, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone — better known as smog — despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health. The decision […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden wants an extra $4 billion for disaster relief, bringing total request to $16 billion

September 1, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

The White House will seek an additional $4 billion to address natural disasters as part of its supplemental funding request — a sign that wildfires, flooding and hurricanes that have intensified during a period of climate change are imposing ever […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden admin backs down on key eco regulations after Supreme Court ruling

August 29, 2023

Via: Fox News

The Biden administration finalized revised environmental regulations impacting bodies of water Tuesday in response to a Supreme Court decision in May upending the original version. In a joint announcement, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers […]