A new bill in the Sunshine State’s legislature seeks to streamline the approval process for constructing nuclear reactors.
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Trump administration will reimburse company for fossil fuel investment as it ditches wind
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To Save the Sequoias, Bring Back Good Fire
At the current pace, it would take the Forest Service more than 50 years to treat the 19 most at-risk sequoia groves in the country, a timeline the species cannot afford. With faster treatment efforts, more groves will be safeguarded from out-of-control wildfires.
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Time to Waive the Jones Act Goodbye Forever
President Trump has suspended the Jones Act for 60 days to help lower gas prices. This raises the question: if the Jones Act is pushing up prices at the pump, why do we still have it? The simple, direct answer is that there are no valid reasons to keep it, and Congress should repeal it. ...
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New York needs more time to meet climate goals, Gov. Hochul says
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Trump Already Won Gold Stopping Offshore Wind
In its most recent foray against offshore wind, the administration announced it would appeal court rulings that allowed five offshore wind projects to proceed despite last December’s blanket construction halt on national security grounds. Yet the Administration’s ongoing actions risk derailing the possibility of reforming our broken permitting system—a downside far greater than allowing five fully permitted wind projects to go forward.
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How Repealing the EPA Endangerment Finding Will Help the Planet
These days, the role of Chicken Little is filled by reporters and environmental extremists. Every time a conservative administration somewhere in the world proposes to roll back an expensive environmental regulation, rest assured, we’ll hear that the sky is falling in on us.
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How Donald Trump Softening His Tone on Wind Could Unlock Permitting Reform
The Trump administration recently announced it would appeal court rulings that allowed offshore wind projects to proceed with construction. This follows the administration’s halt to construction on five projects last December for national security reasons, even though those projects had already received permits and are nearly complete. If the goal is true American energy dominance, the bigger task is fixing the broken permitting system that slows every form of American energy infrastructure.