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Trump reverses grocery, air conditioning pollution regulations because they’re too woke

The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute said the change would “inject uncertainty across the market” and could even raise prices.

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Matthew Daly

Trump’s hatred for ‘windmills’ threatens Republicans in coastal Virginia who now face more political peril after the state’s redistricting vote

For now, the Virginia wind project is back on track, along with four others, because of federal court rulings.

25.04.2026 7

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Matthew Daly

As fuel prices soar on Iran war, some lawmakers push to suspend federal gas tax that pays for highway and public transit programs

The federal gas tax is currently set at 18.4 cents per gallon on gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon on diesel fuel. That does not include state taxes,...

28.03.2026 1

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Matthew Daly

Bernie Sanders and AOC launch bill to ban new data-center construction

"Bottom line: We cannot sit back and allow a handful of billionaire Big Tech oligarchs to make decisions that will reshape our economy, our democracy...

25.03.2026 3

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U.S. military airlifts small nuclear reactor for the first time, flying a minivan-sized microreactor nearly 700 miles on a C-17

The reactor went on a two-hour flight from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force base in Utah.

21.02.2026 10

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Matthew Daly

Trump to stick it to Obama by reversing 2009 finding that climate change is real

A White House official confirmed the plans, which were first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

10.02.2026 20

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Trump administration puts offshore wind projects on hold, citing mysterious Pentagon national security warning

Trump has been hostile to renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, and prioritizes fossil fuels to produce electricity.

22.12.2025 9

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Matthew Daly

Newsom, DeSantis join forces to blast ‘idiotic’ push to allow oil drilling off coasts of California, Florida

The oil industry has been seeking access to new offshore areas, including Southern California and off the coast of Florida.

24.11.2025 10

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Trump breaks wind funding again, canceling $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore projects

“Wasteful wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America’s maritime industry,” Transportation Secretary...

30.08.2025 9

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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ may end clean energy credits. Critics warn it could send utility bills ‘through the roof’

The excise tax on solar and wind generation projects was added to the Senate bill over the weekend.

01.07.2025 10

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Matthew Daly

Trump’s EPA moves to repeal rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas

The rollbacks are meant to fulfill Republican President Donald Trump's repeated pledge to “ unleash American energy”.

12.06.2025 20

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Matthew Daly

House GOP want to use tax-cut package to authorize sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in Nevada and Utah

The land sale provision was put forward by Republican Reps. Mark Amodei of Nevada and Celeste Maloy of Utah.

08.05.2025 20

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Trump ends water conservation standards that limited showerhead flow and made it harder for him to wash his ‘beautiful hair’

Biden and former President Barack Obama both imposed restrictions on water flow from showerheads and other appliances.

10.04.2025 20

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Trump signs executive orders to boost coal mining and energy production: ‘We’re ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful, clean coal once and for all’

“I told my people, never use the word coal unless you put beautiful, clean before it,” Trump said at a White House signing ceremony where he was...

09.04.2025 10

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Matthew Daly