On Friday, President Donald Trump released his budget proposal, which included targeted cuts to federal clean energy programs and ending funding to what the president calls “the Green New Scam.” The Trump administration is now shifting its focus to energy efficiency programs. CNN reported Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to shutter the Energy Star program....
EU power grid needs trillion-dollar upgrade to avert Spain-style blackouts
Europe’s ageing power grid and lack of energy storage capacity will require trillions of dollars in investments to cope with rising green energy output, increasing electricity demand and to avoid blackouts. A week ago, Spain and Portugal lost power in their worst blackout. Authorities are investigating the cause, but whatever the findings, analysts and industry representatives say infrastructure investment...
States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy
A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy. Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging an executive order Trump signed during his first day in office, pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects both onshore and offshore....
U.S. Pressure Leads Mexico to Fulfill Water Treaty Amid Texas Drought
Treaty Compliance Achieved Under Diplomatic Pressure On April 28, 2025, the U.S. government announced a major diplomatic development as the Government of Mexico agreed to begin immediate deliveries of water owed under the 1944 Water Treaty. The treaty, which governs the sharing of water from the Rio Grande and Colorado River between the U.S. and Mexico, requires...
PJM fast-tracks 11.8 GW, mainly gas, to bolster power supplies
The PJM Interconnection on Friday said it selected 51 projects to join a fast-track interconnection review process as part of a broad effort to ensure the grid operator has adequate supplies to meet its needs. PJM has been warning that it faces looming power supply shortfalls as its supply isn’t keeping up with demand. That dynamic was...
Without Energy Abundance, America Loses the AI Race
America stands at a historic energy crossroads that is arguably as critical to our future global leadership as was the completion of the transcontinental railway or the interstate highway system. The decisions we make today about our energy future will determine whether we lead or follow in the global AI revolution and whether we maintain...
In raging fight over California energy bills, solar owners notch victory
The fight over California’s sky-high energy bills had an obvious winner this week: the owners of rooftop solar panels. They blasted lawmakers with emails and phone calls, and showed up to a protest in Los Angeles County and a Wednesday hearing in Sacramento — where they were ultimately rewarded. Over the past couple of years,...
38 Republicans call for ‘full repeal’ of Democrats’ energy tax credits
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...
House votes to overturn California gas car ban — again defying internal watchdog
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...
Restrictions on wind, solar unpopular among Texas Republicans: Poll
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...









