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GOP governors urge reauthorization of ‘outdated’ 2018 farm bill
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GOP governors urge reauthorization of ‘outdated’ 2018 farm bill

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, along with governors from 15 other states, signed a joint letter Monday urging Congress to pass a new farm bill and provide “immediate financial assistance” to the agricultural sector. “Our nation’s agriculture industry is in trouble and if meaningful support is not provided soon, the well-being of...

EXCLUSIVE: GOP Reps To Grill Top Biden Officials On Natural Gas Exports Pause
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Reps To Grill Top Biden Officials On Natural Gas Exports Pause

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is bringing in top Biden administration energy officials for a Dec. 4 hearing on the administration’s decision to pause approvals for certain new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities. Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon, a Republican from Texas, will be hosting the...

LANL conducts first HALEU fuel experiment in two decades
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LANL conducts first HALEU fuel experiment in two decades

For the first time in more than two decades, researchers at the US Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have performed critical experiment using high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) TRISO (TRI-structural ISOtropic) fuel. The Deimos experiment was performed at the National Criticality Experiments Research Centre (NCERC) outside of Las Vegas, operated by LANL at the Nevada National...

West Virginia’s Push for Class VI Primacy
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West Virginia’s Push for Class VI Primacy

Last week, Senators Joe Manchin III (I-WV), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering granting West Virginia Class VI primacy, allowing the state to manage its own carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

Imposing Clean Fleet Requirements Now Would be a Dirty Trick
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Imposing Clean Fleet Requirements Now Would be a Dirty Trick

California was once the land of opportunity and innovation. As the home of Silicon Valley, Vandenberg Air Force Base (now Space Force Base) and, of course, Hollywood, what happened in the Golden State soon ended up improving lives in every other state.

But the opposite of that can be true too. California’s bad ideas can also spread far and wide

Michigan lawmakers propose state-run carbon capture, sequestration permitting program
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Michigan lawmakers propose state-run carbon capture, sequestration permitting program

A coalition of Michigan companies, labor, business and environmental groups are rallying behind a trio of bills that would give Michigan the ability to permit carbon capture and sequestration projects in the state. That would pave the way for more aggressive adoption of the technology, the supporters said during a Tuesday virtual press conference about...

FERC modifies rule to give states more participation in long-term regional transmission planning
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FERC modifies rule to give states more participation in long-term regional transmission planning

State regulators now may participate more fully in the long-term regional transmission planning process under newly adopted modifications to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) Order No. 1920 rule. “I applaud my colleagues for helping us achieve this bipartisan, unanimous compromise, which will benefit all Americans,” FERC Chairman Willie Phillips said Thursday. Approved on Nov....

Biden proposes to restrict pollution from new gas plants
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Biden proposes to restrict pollution from new gas plants

The Biden administration has proposed a rule that it says will reduce pollution stemming from new gas-fired power plants and other industrial facilities. The proposal would require these plants to cut their emissions of pollutants known as nitrogen oxides, which can lead to smog formation and contribute to asthma in people with long-term exposure.  The agency said the regulation...

Why Going Nuclear Is Vital to America
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Why Going Nuclear Is Vital to America

Production of clean, safe, and reliable nuclear energy is a vital part of America’s energy future. Once a reactor is built, it becomes a lasting part of America’s energy infrastructure. An insightful new book by Jack Spencer, “Nuclear Revolution: Powering the Next Generation” (Optimum Publishing International) describes what America has to do to ramp up...

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