“Under President Trump’s leadership, the Department of Energy is taking critical steps every day to help American families prosper,” DOE Secretary Chris Wright said in a statement. “By removing burdensome regulations put in place by the Biden administration, we are returning freedom of choice to the American people, ensuring consumers can choose the home appliances that work best for their lives...
The decommissioned Duane Arnold nuclear plant in eastern Iowa is inching closer to a restart as NextEra Energy has asked for a licensing change for the facility. A representative for the renewable energy company confirmed to Bloomberg that it filed a request with federal regulators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday, marking the first step toward bringing the plant back online. In an...
President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee for Environmental Protection Agency administrator signals a commitment to economic growth and levelheaded environmental management, a balance that has long been absent from previous Democratic administrations. Despite the Left’s outlandish claims to the contrary, Lee Zeldin was a leading conservative voice for environmental stewardship during his time in Congress. A member of the bipartisan Climate Solutions...
New York is poised to charge large fossil fuel companies a massive $75 billion over the next 25 years in an effort to curb the effects of climate change under a new law. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) signed the controversial climate law Thursday, several months after the state legislature passed the bill in the spring. The law looks to establish...
Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian will receive nearly $6.6 billion from the Biden administration to construct a factory in Georgia as part of the White House’s agenda to expand the EV industry. The Energy Department’s Loan Program Office announced Tuesday that Rivian will receive a direct loan of up to $6.57 billion to finance the development and construction of Project Horizon, an EV manufacturing...
Longtime Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) is vowing to prioritize permitting reform and domestic energy production as he vies to be chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the most coveted energy leadership positions in the House. Latta, the most senior Republican on the committee, is going up against Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) to lead the influential committee, which will only gain...
