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Supreme Court Declines to Hear From Oil and Gas Companies Trying to Block Climate Change Lawsuits
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear From Oil and Gas Companies Trying to Block Climate Change Lawsuits

The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The industry has faced a series of lawsuits saying it deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change. Governments...

Newsom Suspends State Environmental Rules for Rebuilding After Fires
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Newsom Suspends State Environmental Rules for Rebuilding After Fires

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a broad executive order that aims to make it easier to rebuild after the fires by suspending California’s costly and time-consuming environmental review process for homeowners and businesses whose property was damaged or destroyed. The order is likely to be the first of several permit streamlining measures issued by state,...

Trump can power the US into the future with a muscular nuclear energy policy
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Trump can power the US into the future with a muscular nuclear energy policy

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s return to the White House comes at a critical moment for America’s energy future. We are experiencing unprecedented demand for reliable power to fuel burgeoning technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing. That demand is expected to grow exponentially over the coming years. In President Biden’s Washington, Democrats have lurched further and...

EV Slowdown: Limits of ‘Technology Forcing’
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EV Slowdown: Limits of ‘Technology Forcing’

California has mandated an end to internal combustion engines, but consumers aren’t going along with this central plan. The brilliance of the market economy is that the customer actually is the king, which has become obvious when it comes to electric vehicles. Like any product, EVs offer benefits and disadvantages that consumers can sort through on...

Gavin Newsom’s ‘terrible’ record of California forest management spotlighted by LA wildfires
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Gavin Newsom’s ‘terrible’ record of California forest management spotlighted by LA wildfires

The wildfires ravaging Los Angeles have spotlighted California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s ‘terrible’ record on forest management, which critics say have turned parts of the city into an apocalyptic hellscape. Wildfires tore across the LA area with devastating force Wednesday, forcing thousands of terrified residents, including Hollywood celebrities, to flee their homes, many escaping through flames, ferocious winds and clouds of smoke....

Biden to Push Geothermal Energy to Boost AI Growth
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Biden to Push Geothermal Energy to Boost AI Growth

President Joe Biden’s administration plans to streamline permitting for geothermal energy development as part of a broader executive order to boost infrastructure for AI data centers, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials aim to publish the rules within the next week, according to the people, but the timing remains subject to change. The...

Freezing In the Dark? Report From Seven New England States Outlines “Staggering Costs” of Regional Green Energy Policies
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Freezing In the Dark? Report From Seven New England States Outlines “Staggering Costs” of Regional Green Energy Policies

New England residents already pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country, as most regional state governments have respectively committed to reducing their carbon emissions by at least 80% by 2050. If this plan is not revised, residents and businesses can expect electricity rates to double, along with suffering from rolling blackouts, according...

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