“Texas is the energy capital of the world, and we are ready to be No. 1 in advanced nuclear power,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a news release Monday announcing the final report produced by the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group (TANRWG) that he created in August, 2023. The group’s charge was to conduct a study and...
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dropped a bombshell this week that could reshape how federal agencies implement environmental laws. In Marin Audubon Society v. FAA, the court ruled that the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) lacks authority to issue binding regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). While some are celebrating this as a...
Donald Trump won a decisive victory last week and will reoccupy the Oval Office in January. Polls suggest that dissatisfaction with the economy was one of the main reasons for his comeback and experts attribute the better economy during his first term to his tax cuts and deregulation (more than his immigration and trade policies). While Trump made fewer campaign promises...
Saudi Arabia aims to diversify its economy and lower its emissions, which has led the nation to explore hydrogen as a solution. The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia will invest $10 billion in the production of green hydrogen. This venture, named Energy Solutions Company, will also receive funding from Saudi Aramco, Gulf News reported. While the...
Researchers have discovered a collection of lithium—a primary component in lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries—in Arkansas that, if recovered, could far exceed the projected world demand for lithium in car batteries in 2030. There might be 5.1 million to 19 million tons of lithium in the Smackover Formation brines in southern Arkansas, researchers at the United...
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