House Republicans on Monday announced that they plan to repeal Democrats’ tax credits for electric vehicles (EVs) and phase out those that apply to climate-friendly energy sources. The green energy credits have long been in the GOP’s crosshairs as party leaders decry climate spending. But they have also emerged as a point of conflict within...
President Trump late Friday afternoon signed four pieces of legislation that overturn Biden-era efficiency rules. Read the article in The Hill here.
A group of Republicans has asked President Trump in a letter to implement “immediate, decisive action” ahead of wildfire season. Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) is leading the group of GOP lawmakers to request Trump take action as the May-to-November wildfire season begins, noting fires have already impacted communities and the environment across the country. The letter, signed...
A pilot project from a team of oil industry veterans could save one of California’s key clean energy resources from terminal decline. On Thursday, the Oklahoma City-based GreenFire Energy announced it had restored new life to a defunct well in the Geysers, the world’s largest geothermal power station — and one that has been in...
A group of Republicans called for a “full repeal” of energy tax credits passed by Democrats in 2022 in a Thursday letter. Their letter comes after a different group of 21 Republicans, mostly moderates, called for changes to be “targeted and pragmatic” in March, and four senators expressed opposition to a “full-scale” repeal last month. The two...
The House voted Thursday to ax California’s electric vehicle mandate — defying Congress’s own internal watchdog for the second day in a row. The House voted to undo the Biden administration’s approval of the California rule, which bans the sale of new gas-powered cars starting in 2035, using a tool known as the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The CRA...
Most Texans — including a new majority of Republicans — support the state’s booming renewables industry and oppose the idea of state moves to quash it, a new poll has found. The polling by Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation comes out amid a multifront push by suburban Texas Republican legislators to hamstring the growth of wind and...
At a time when Washington is focused on budget cuts and government downsizing, one investment remains non-negotiable for America’s future: fusion energy. No technology is more economically transformative or strategically vital to securing U.S. leadership in the global energy race. Fusion, the process that powers the stars, is a limitless, clean, safe and sustainable energy...
A Republican-authored proposal in the Texas Legislature seeks to open up state funds aimed at encouraging fossil fuel development to a form of renewable energy. The bill, which passed unanimously out of committee in the Texas House late Wednesday and now heads to the floor for consideration, could provide a runway for state incubation of next-generation geothermal energy, which uses oil and...
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to jump-start mining on the ocean floor. Large-scale deep sea mining has never been done — though some companies have pushed for it — but the seafloor is expected to contain valuable materials. A Trump administration official told reporters Thursday that it expects to find manganese, cobalt,...
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