House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson wants to move legislation this fall to address farm and nutrition programs left out of the budget reconciliation bill. Thompson, R-Pa., told reporters Tuesday the bill would need about $8 billion in additional funding over 10 years, far less than the $66 billion spending increase included in the reconciliation...
Perhaps it’s too soon to mark nuclear power’s revival in the U.S. but there is a burst of activity that should ultimately yield a new generation of advanced nuclear plants and small modular reactors. This is especially true for major industrial energy consumers – which now also includes data centers – where there is a...
Turkey is one of the world’s fastest-growing power markets, and exporters of natural gas and LNG have eyed the country as a key potential growth market. But rapid expansions to Turkey’s clean power supplies may leave them disappointed. Surging solar capacity lifted Turkey’s solar-powered electricity supplies above gas-fired electricity output for the first time last...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are set to announce a new National Farm Security Action Plan on Tuesday morning. The Trump administration officials will be joined by GOP Govs. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Ark.), Jim Pillen (Neb.) and Bill Lee (Tenn.). The initiative, according to a press release from Pillen’s office, is to help protect American farms from...
As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season begins, Duke Energy Florida is accelerating its investment in grid resilience and storm preparedness. Through advanced grid-hardening strategies, undergrounding projects, and the deployment of self-healing technology, the utility aims to reduce outages and speed restoration for its more than 2 million customers across the state Read the piece in E+E Leader...
The Trump administration predicted Monday that the risk of blackouts could become 100 times greater if planned fossil-fuel power plant closures remain on schedule. Why it matters: The Energy Department report lays the statistical groundwork to continue its efforts to keep coal and natural gas plants open beyond their scheduled shutdown dates. Read more Axios here.
After years of partisan disagreements, lawmakers slipped parts of the farm bill into the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-15), who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, said Pennsylvania farmers will especially benefit from the six-year farm bill. “The Agriculture Committee had its own title within the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill,’ and the agriculture...
We hope you are all having a happy Independence Day! We have a fun cookout-related fact to share: Did you know that U.S. beef is among the least emission-intensive cattle meat in the world? The emission intensity of U.S. beef production is also declining, as noted in an excellent analysis from The Breakthrough Institute, which found...
Taiwan is among several countries experiencing an energy crisis, with its supply of power struggling to keep up with demand from a rapidly growing high-tech sector. The country has long depended on imported fossil fuels, a situation at odds with some government officials and others who want the island to build more renewable energy. With...
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