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]]> Wind and solar pose climate threat too, oil giant Saudi Arabia argues /articles/saudi-arabia-focuses-on-emissions-from-wind-and-solar-over-oil/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:47:58 +0000 /articles/saudi-arabia-focuses-on-emissions-from-wind-and-solar-over-oil/ The kingdom is elevating the use of fans and filters to pull carbon dioxide out of the sky. But its motives are under scrutiny at global climate talks.

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]]> Lawmakers release final NDAA with climate, uranium riders /articles/lawmakers-release-final-ndaa-with-climate-uranium-riders/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:20:33 +0000 /articles/lawmakers-release-final-ndaa-with-climate-uranium-riders/ The bill includes provisions to promote domestic uranium supplies and limit the administration's climate rulemaking.

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]]> Biden lays out rules plan as 2024 race heats up /articles/biden-lays-out-rules-plan-as-2024-race-heats-up/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:28:47 +0000 /articles/biden-lays-out-rules-plan-as-2024-race-heats-up/ Regulations not completed soon could be left vulnerable to a regulatory bloodbath if Republicans win the White House and make gains on Capitol Hill.

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]]> Biden to sign order to ease tribal access to federal funds /articles/biden-to-sign-order-to-ease-tribal-access-to-federal-funds/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:08:43 +0000 /articles/biden-to-sign-order-to-ease-tribal-access-to-federal-funds/ "We know that gaining access to federal resources is not always easy," Interior Secretary Deb Haaland told reporters. "We want to make sure that we're not just delivering more resources for Indian Country, but they're actually reaching Indian Country."

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]]> This little-known pipeline could spell trouble for Dakota Access /articles/this-little-known-pipeline-could-spell-trouble-for-dakota-access/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:56:56 +0000 /articles/this-little-known-pipeline-could-spell-trouble-for-dakota-access/ A federal safety order says neglect led to spills on the Mid-Valley pipeline, which shares an owner with the controversial Dakota Access pipeline.

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]]> Oil-friendly ad blitz targets Calif. climate policies /articles/oil-friendly-ad-blitz-targets-calif-climate-policies/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:45:34 +0000 /articles/oil-friendly-ad-blitz-targets-calif-climate-policies/ Coalitions that won’t reveal membership paid $4.3 million for ads that warn against decreased oil production and blame state policies for higher gas and electricity prices.

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]]> Energy and Commerce chair to skip COP28 /articles/energy-and-commerce-chair-to-skip-cop28/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:19:03 +0000 /articles/energy-and-commerce-chair-to-skip-cop28/ Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers had been set to attend the climate summit with a bipartisan delegation but will miss it because of a scheduling conflict.

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]]> EPA enters high-stakes mediation with union /articles/epa-enters-high-stakes-mediation-with-union/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:27:58 +0000 /articles/epa-enters-high-stakes-mediation-with-union/ A contract could serve as a bulwark for thousands of staff if a Republican administration takes charge in 2025 and tries to tear down the agency.

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]]> What Wyoming shows about going ‘carbon negative’ in coal country /articles/what-wyoming-shows-about-going-carbon-negative-in-coal-country/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:48:06 +0000 /articles/what-wyoming-shows-about-going-carbon-negative-in-coal-country/ Gov. Mark Gordon said he wants the state to cut emissions without sacrificing coal. His party rebuked that pledge.

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]]> Google taps hot rocks to cool climate /articles/google-taps-hot-rocks-to-cool-climate/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:35:53 +0000 /articles/google-taps-hot-rocks-to-cool-climate/ The potential of geothermal energy as a carbon-free power source is well-known. Now companies such as Google are helping to unlock it.

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]]> 5 things to watch as lawmakers finalize fiscal 2024 bills /articles/5-things-to-watch-as-lawmakers-finalize-fiscal-2024-bills/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:21:43 +0000 /articles/5-things-to-watch-as-lawmakers-finalize-fiscal-2024-bills/ The House and Senate are working on reconciling vastly different approaches on spending and policy. It's unclear whether they'll succeed.

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]]> Biden admin forges first mineral deals at climate talks /articles/biden-admin-forges-first-mineral-deals-at-climate-talks/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:28:51 +0000 /articles/biden-admin-forges-first-mineral-deals-at-climate-talks/ The U.S. agreed Monday to help Mauritania with technology so the West African nation can harness renewable energy instead of coal for steel production.

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]]> Wyoming weighs selling acreage inside Grand Teton National Park /articles/wyoming-weighs-selling-acreage-inside-grand-teton-national-park/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 18:11:03 +0000 /articles/wyoming-weighs-selling-acreage-inside-grand-teton-national-park/ Opponents are worried about developers pouncing on land within an iconic national park in one of the nation's priciest real estate markets.

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]]> EPA casts wide net to slash methane from oil and gas operations /articles/epa-casts-wide-net-to-slash-methane-from-oil-and-gas-operations/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 12:07:56 +0000 /articles/epa-casts-wide-net-to-slash-methane-from-oil-and-gas-operations/ Here's what to know about the agency's final rule — and what has changed in the two years since the Biden administration first proposed cracking down on the planet-warming gas.

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]]> Vineyard Wind developer taps state offshore champion as CEO /articles/vineyard-wind-developer-taps-state-offshore-champion-as-ceo/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:55:41 +0000 /articles/vineyard-wind-developer-taps-state-offshore-champion-as-ceo/ Alicia Barton will lead Vineyard Offshore as the company expands along the East and West coasts of the U.S.

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]]> Republicans bash Biden methane rule, COP28 funding promise /articles/republicans-bash-biden-methane-rule-cop28-funding-promise/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:31:15 +0000 /articles/republicans-bash-biden-methane-rule-cop28-funding-promise/ Republicans are taking aim at U.S. climate initiatives as many prepare to attend the U.N. climate summit in the coming days.

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]]> Calif. water district loses appeal to state Supreme Court /articles/calif-water-district-loses-appeal-to-state-supreme-court/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:15:10 +0000 /articles/calif-water-district-loses-appeal-to-state-supreme-court/ At issue was a controversial contract issued by the Bureau of Reclamation with the Westlands Water District during the Trump administration in 2020.

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]]> Automakers welcome EV mineral rules; Manchin pounces /articles/automakers-welcome-ev-mineral-rules-manchin-pounces/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:46:07 +0000 /articles/automakers-welcome-ev-mineral-rules-manchin-pounces/ The Treasury Department on Friday released proposed rules to interpret the Inflation Reduction Act's mineral provisions for electric vehicle credits.

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]]> Treasury issues rules to exclude China from EV supply chain /articles/treasury-issues-rules-to-exclude-china-from-ev-supply-chain/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:45:28 +0000 /articles/treasury-issues-rules-to-exclude-china-from-ev-supply-chain/ Automakers would need to vouch that their supplies aren't from Chinese companies in order to qualify for tax credits of up to $7,500.

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]]> Court may determine FERC oversight of ‘responsibly sourced’ gas /articles/court-may-determine-ferc-oversight-of-responsibly-sourced-gas/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:17:59 +0000 /articles/court-may-determine-ferc-oversight-of-responsibly-sourced-gas/ The D.C. Circuit questioned gas companies' claims that FERC should have a stronger role in a market for lower-emitting natural gas.

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]]> Eye-catching climate donations put spotlight on China at COP climate talks /articles/eye-catching-climate-donations-put-spotlight-on-china-at-cop-climate-talks/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:08:46 +0000 /articles/eye-catching-climate-donations-put-spotlight-on-china-at-cop-climate-talks/ The oil-rich UAE aimed to slough off criticism about its role leading the U.N. climate talks with a $100 million pledge to aid poorer, climate-stricken countries.

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]]> With methane rule looming, oil and gas drillers launch objections /articles/with-methane-rule-looming-oil-and-gas-drillers-launch-objections/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:05:49 +0000 /articles/with-methane-rule-looming-oil-and-gas-drillers-launch-objections/ Industry groups say EPA regulations that are expected to be released Saturday clash with other rules on the potent warming gas.

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]]> ‘A joke’: Dems grouse about House Republican plans for COP28 /articles/a-joke-dems-grouse-about-house-republican-plans-for-cop28/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:22:20 +0000 /articles/a-joke-dems-grouse-about-house-republican-plans-for-cop28/ House Democrats are anxious about being left out of the action at the U.N. climate talks in Dubai. Republicans plan to talk up fossil fuels and emission reductions.

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]]> New York launches bid to save floundering offshore wind projects /articles/new-york-launches-bid-to-save-floundering-offshore-wind-projects/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:21:18 +0000 /articles/new-york-launches-bid-to-save-floundering-offshore-wind-projects/ Projects are facing higher construction and financing costs.

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]]> US and Canada confront the next big EV minerals challenge /articles/us-and-canada-confront-the-next-big-ev-minerals-challenge/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:52:32 +0000 /articles/us-and-canada-confront-the-next-big-ev-minerals-challenge/ Chinese export controls on graphite, a key mineral in electric vehicle batteries, go into effect Friday. With only one producing graphite mine in North America, Canadian and U.S. companies say they need government help to counter China's dominance.

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]]> ‘Game changer’: EPA rule would force removal of America’s lead pipes /articles/game-changer-epa-rule-would-force-removal-of-americas-lead-pipes/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:52:23 +0000 /articles/game-changer-epa-rule-would-force-removal-of-americas-lead-pipes/ The proposal — with a tight 10-year timeline — would set the strictest standards for lead, a neurotoxin, in drinking water since rules were first written more than 30 years ago.

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]]> Emails: Interior granted offshore wind project 15-year delay on cleanup costs /articles/ee-subscriber-emails-interior-granted-offshore-wind-project-15-year-delay-on-cleanup-costs/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:52:00 +0000 https://cms.eenews.net/?post_type=articles&p=26992 Vineyard Wind argued the delay would ease the upfront financial burden of building the project. Fill out the form to […]

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]]> US and Canada confront the next big EV minerals challenge /articles/ee-subscriber-us-and-canada-confront-the-next-big-ev-minerals-challenge/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:52:00 +0000 https://cms.eenews.net/?post_type=articles&p=26994 Chinese export controls on graphite, a key mineral in electric vehicle batteries, go into effect Friday. With only one producing […]

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]]> Landowners ask Supreme Court to freeze pipeline construction /articles/ee-subscriber-landowners-ask-supreme-court-to-freeze-pipeline-construction/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:59:00 +0000 https://cms.eenews.net/?post_type=articles&p=26991 Cletus and Beverly Bohon filed a “narrow” request to pause work on the Mountain Valley pipeline. Fill out the form […]

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]]> Here comes the Cybertruck, loaded with controversy /articles/here-comes-the-cybertruck-loaded-with-controversy/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:57:12 +0000 /articles/here-comes-the-cybertruck-loaded-with-controversy/ Whether Tesla's truck takes off could influence not only the trajectory of the largest U.S. maker of electric vehicles, but who drives those vehicles and what they look like.

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]]> Biden visits Lauren Boebert’s district to tout clean energy, blast GOP /articles/ee-subscriber-biden-visits-lauren-boeberts-district-to-tout-clean-energy-blast-gop/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:46:00 +0000 https://cms.eenews.net/?post_type=articles&p=26993 His trip to Pueblo, Colorado, included a factory tour of CS Wind, a renewable energy company that is looking to […]

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]]> John Kerry’s ‘gamble’ — trusting an oil baron to save the planet /articles/john-kerrys-gamble-trusting-an-oil-baron-to-save-the-planet/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:45:05 +0000 /articles/john-kerrys-gamble-trusting-an-oil-baron-to-save-the-planet/ The Biden administration's public embrace of the United Arab Emirates oil chief running the global climate talks brings political risks. Can it yield a deal to slash fossil fuel pollution?

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]]> Republicans at COP28 to focus on emissions drop, fossil fuels /articles/republicans-at-cop28-to-focus-on-emissions-drop-fossil-fuels/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:21:54 +0000 /articles/republicans-at-cop28-to-focus-on-emissions-drop-fossil-fuels/ In a hearing focused on the climate summit, House Republicans offered a preview of how they'll approach the talks.

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]]> Harris to attend COP28 climate summit in Dubai /articles/harris-to-attend-cop28-climate-summit-in-dubai/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:29:05 +0000 /articles/harris-to-attend-cop28-climate-summit-in-dubai/ Kamala Harris will be the highest-ranking U.S. representative of the dozens of lawmakers and agency officials participating in the nearly two-week negotiations.

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]]> Supreme Court leans toward curbing agency enforcement /articles/supreme-court-leans-toward-curbing-agency-enforcement/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:48:30 +0000 /articles/supreme-court-leans-toward-curbing-agency-enforcement/ Justices’ decision on the scope of the SEC’s authority to penalize a hedge fund manager accused of fraud could limit agencies that oversee water pollution, pipeline development and public lands.

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]]> Anti-ESG claim faces first legal test in New York /articles/anti-esg-claim-faces-first-legal-test-in-new-york/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:42:32 +0000 /articles/anti-esg-claim-faces-first-legal-test-in-new-york/ A lawsuit before the New York Supreme Court “could open up a floodgate of litigation" over consideration of climate change in investing, said one lawyer.

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]]> ‘Statutory rubber stamp’: FERC gas approvals face court battle /articles/statutory-rubber-stamp-ferc-gas-approvals-face-court-battle/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:30:48 +0000 /articles/statutory-rubber-stamp-ferc-gas-approvals-face-court-battle/ "There’s a little bit of a buck-passing between the agencies,” one environmental lawyer said of DOE and FERC.

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]]> Boebert leans into environment policy in bid to win over critics /articles/boebert-leans-into-environment-policy-in-bid-to-win-over-critics/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:14:27 +0000 /articles/boebert-leans-into-environment-policy-in-bid-to-win-over-critics/ The Colorado Republican is facing stiff reelection challenges from both parties. Her rivals grudgingly give her credit for digging in on water and land-use issues.

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]]> A lead ammo compromise? Incentives edge out bans. /articles/a-lead-ammo-compromise-incentives-edge-out-bans/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:22:31 +0000 /articles/a-lead-ammo-compromise-incentives-edge-out-bans/ Eagles and other wildlife are routinely poisoned by eating pieces of lead ammunition left behind in the remains of animals killed by hunters. But bans have become politically toxic.

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]]> ‘Maybe we were too optimistic’: Ørsted executive talks about offshore wind struggles /articles/maybe-we-were-too-optimistic-orsted-executive-talks-about-offshore-wind-struggles/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:31:16 +0000 /articles/maybe-we-were-too-optimistic-orsted-executive-talks-about-offshore-wind-struggles/ A Q&A with Ørsted Americas CEO David Hardy.

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]]> Inside Biden’s race to connect renewables to the grid /articles/inside-bidens-race-to-connect-renewables-to-the-grid/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:20:31 +0000 /articles/inside-bidens-race-to-connect-renewables-to-the-grid/ U.S. climate goals will drift out of reach if the electric grid doesn’t expand to carry more renewable energy to America's big cities and sprawling suburbs.

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]]> Republicans cheer spending from bill they opposed — again /articles/republicans-cheer-spending-from-bill-they-opposed-again/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:08:18 +0000 /articles/republicans-cheer-spending-from-bill-they-opposed-again/ Lawmaker who voted against the CHIPS and Science Act are now welcoming funding for projects related to energy, climate change and other priorities.

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]]> Biden moves to avert energy supply disruptions /articles/biden-moves-to-avert-energy-supply-disruptions/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:17:36 +0000 /articles/biden-moves-to-avert-energy-supply-disruptions/ The president convened Cabinet members and other officials for a new Council on Supply Chain Resilience.

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]]> Agency power at risk in Supreme Court securities fight /articles/agency-power-at-risk-in-supreme-court-securities-fight/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 18:31:35 +0000 /articles/agency-power-at-risk-in-supreme-court-securities-fight/ A win for a hedge fund manager who wants to move his investor fraud case to federal court could remove enforcement power from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Interior Department and EPA.

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]]> Meet Pelosi the climate czar. (Not that Pelosi.) /articles/meet-pelosi-the-climate-czar-not-that-pelosi/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:04:47 +0000 /articles/meet-pelosi-the-climate-czar-not-that-pelosi/ Alexis Pelosi is a climate adviser to the Housing and Urban Development secretary and a relative of the former speaker.

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]]> Biden’s paradox: Can a green grid coexist with industrial surge? /articles/bidens-paradox-can-a-green-grid-coexist-with-industrial-surge/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:54:56 +0000 /articles/bidens-paradox-can-a-green-grid-coexist-with-industrial-surge/ The administration's push for domestic industries may set the stage for growth in natural gas.

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]]> ‘Time to roll up our sleeves’: Congress’ long to-do list /articles/time-to-roll-up-our-sleeves-congress-long-to-do-list/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:19:55 +0000 /articles/time-to-roll-up-our-sleeves-congress-long-to-do-list/ Congress has just a few weeks to address a host of priorities with implications for energy, environmental and climate issues.

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]]> Highway agency finalizes contentious climate rule /articles/highway-agency-finalizes-contentious-climate-rule/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:31:35 +0000 /articles/highway-agency-finalizes-contentious-climate-rule/ The Federal Highway Administration rule would require states to set emissions targets.

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]]> Hydrogen giant’s money problems show industry growing pain /articles/hydrogen-giants-money-problems-show-industry-growing-pain/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:53:51 +0000 /articles/hydrogen-giants-money-problems-show-industry-growing-pain/ Plug Power — which is supporting the Department of Energy's hydrogen hubs — has alarmed investors by suggesting it could run out of cash over the next year.

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