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...
Global nuclear fusion project crosses milestone with world’s most powerful magnet
A much-delayed nuclear fusion project involving more than 30 countries is ready to assemble the world’s most powerful magnet – a key part of efforts to generate clean energy by smashing atoms together at super-high temperatures. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project, based in southern France and backed by the United States, China, Japan,...
Carbon-Capture Startup Remora Sets Sights on Freight Rail
Startup company Remora recently bought a 4,400-horsepower locomotive that is about to be delivered this week to its parking lot in the Detroit suburbs via a new rail spur. The company plans to use the 1994 General Electric unit to test its mobile carbon-capture technology for rail use, said Paul Gross, Remora’s 28-year-old chief executive and co-founder. “It’s...









