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Energy & Environment
Energy policy, fossil fuels, climate legislation, and the political battles over America's energy future.
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Trump Admin Invokes Emergency Powers to Avert Mid-Atlantic Grid Collapse Amid Record Heat
Facing a heat wave poised to break all-time temperature records, the Trump administration issued emergency orders to PJM
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Data Centers' Energy Demand Soars, Pitting Builders Against Debaters in Global AI Race
Data centers now consume nearly 2% of global electricity, a share set to triple by 2035. The West's execution gap risks
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Gas Prices Stay Stubbornly High as Oil Nears Pre-War Levels, Station Owners Blamed
Crude oil has nearly returned to its prewar price after the U.S.-Iran MOU, but gasoline remains high. Analysts say local
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Gallup: 67% of Americans Hit Financially by Surging Gas Prices Amid Iran Conflict
A Gallup poll reveals 67% of Americans report financial hardship from gas price increases, linked to the Iran conflict a
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California Prepares Lawsuit Over Trump's Offshore Wind Lease Buyback Deal
California officials announced plans to sue the Trump administration over a deal that terminates an offshore wind lease,
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Trump Admin Pours $17.5B into 10 New Nuclear Plants, Reviving Large-Scale Reactor Industry
The Trump administration is lending $17.5 billion to jumpstart construction of 10 large-scale nuclear reactors, with Ene
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UN Chief Demands AI Firms Disclose Environmental Costs, Pledge Clean Energy by 2030
António Guterres urged AI companies to disclose their environmental footprint and commit to 100% renewable energy by 203
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Gas Prices Dip Below $4 as Iran Deal Eases Strait Tensions, but Hurricane Risk Looms
The national average for regular gas dropped below $4 for the first time since March, fueled by a U.S.-Iran agreement on
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Trump Warns of Oil Reserve Depletion in Weeks Without Iran Strait Deal
President Trump said global oil reserves could be exhausted in four weeks without the Iran deal, warning of 'bedlam' as
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Iran's Hormuz Blockade Drives Mideast Nations to Seek New Oil Routes
Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has sent oil prices surging and pushed Middle Eastern nations to accelerate pipe
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Arctic Refuge Lease Sale Threatens Sportsmen's Heritage, Critics Warn
A June 5 lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge sparks backlash from sportsmen who say oil drilling threatens
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Super El Niño Predicted to Become One of Strongest on Record, Threatening Extreme Weather
The Climate Prediction Center announced El Niño has officially begun, with a 63% chance it becomes a 'super' El Niño, po