Energy
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1st of $23M in EV chargers in Wisconsin open at Kwik Trip stations
The stations are part of 53 projects costing $23 million that were announced in May in the state as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program.
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Mining company says Okefenokee expansion doesn't change plans
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division drafted conditional permits for the project in February. The department does not have a timeline for when it will issue a final decision.
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High energy costs continue to effect Michiganders
Residents in the Great Lakes State pay the 11th highest retail price for electricity in the country.
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Trump knocks Biden for imposing drilling ban during transition
Trump is likely to attempt to rescind that ban and has touted energy production as a means of lowering every day costs and combating inflation.
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Colorado launches microgrid development plan
Microgrids are local energy systems that operate independently of the main power grid. They allow homes, businesses, and local services, like hospitals, to stay connected to electricity amid widespread power grid outages.
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Oil industry seeks end to climate change lawsuits
The energy companies have petitioned the Supreme Court to review the case that could block state and local governments, including Honolulu, from pursuing state lawsuits that accuse fuel producers of duping the public about climate change.
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Trump vows to ‘un-ban’ Biden’s ‘ridiculous’ ban on offshore oil drilling, but that may prove hard
Unlike many of Biden’s anti-fossil fuel actions, the permanent ban on offshore drilling isn’t by way of an executive order, and that may make it more difficult for Trump to simply overturn Biden’s "green" directive.
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New York's congestion pricing toll system gets underway
New York’s new toll for drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street began just after midnight on Sunday after a U.S. District Court judge late Friday denied New Jersey’s push to keep the plan from going into effect.
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Warren touts $1.5 trillion 'Buy Green Act,' drawing skepticism
The legislation would establish $1.5 trillion in federal procurement commitments to purchase American-made renewable energy products for federal, state, and local use and establish grant funding for U.S. companies to invest in green energy manufacturing.
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Biden bans new offshore drilling, as parting shot in his ‘end fossil fuels’ administration
Biden said in the announcement that the ban was necessary because the "climate crisis continues to threaten communities."
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Nuclear fusion offers safe and clean energy, but experts say enviros will still oppose it
As critics have argued, the modern environmental movement is primarily anti-human, so they will find reasons to oppose fusion, regardless of how safe and clean it may be, for the same reasons they oppose nuclear fission.
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U.S. gas prices expected to drop nationwide in 2025
According to Gasbuddy's 2025 Fuel Price Outlook, the projected total U.S. gasoline spending will reach $410.8 billion, an 8% decline from the $423.1 billion Americans spent in 2024.
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As extreme cold threatens U.S. electricity supply, grid watchdog issues dire warning to suppliers
"When you get a cold event like this, not only do you see record demand, but then you have the possibility of infrastructure freezing up. They have to shut the wells down because it’s too dangerous to produce,” Phil Flynn, an analyst at Price Futures Group, said.