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Trump administration announces $1.9B loan to support Iowa nuclear plant restart

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it will loan $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to finance the restart of an Iowa nuclear plant. The project...

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Controversy swirls around Trump's Venezuela business partner

The Trump administration’s Venezuela oil deal puts the federal government in business with a controversial figure from the South American nation....

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Trump considers narrowing water pollution protections

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump considers narrowing water pollution protections The Trump administration on...

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Trump administration moves to fast-track oil drilling approvals in Alaska

The Trump administration announced Friday it was proposing to fast-track approvals for oil drilling projects in Alaska after a request from a trade...

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Trump administration moves to fast-track oil drilling approvals in Alaska

The Trump administration announced on Friday that it was proposing to fast track approvals for oil drilling projects in Alaska after a request from a...

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EPA proposes to further narrow Clean Water Act protections

The Trump administration on Friday proposed further narrowing protections under the Clean Water Act. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and...

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Forest Service closing 23 research sites

The Forest Service is closing 23 research sites that it described as having few to no staffers as part of a broader reorganization, it announced...

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Judge halts EPA effort to overturn California car rules

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Judge halts EPA effort to overturn California car rules A federal judge late...

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CBP extends pause of some border construction, including in Texas national park

The federal government is extending a pause on some construction of President Trump’s signature border wall, as well as additional border...

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Court halts Trump effort to help Congress overturn California clean car rules

A federal judge late Wednesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration effort to overturn California’s clean car rules through Congress. Judge...

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Chevron plans to double its Venezuela oil production

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Chevron plans to double its Venezuela oil production Chevron announced early...

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Chevron announces deal to expand its oil production in Venezuela

Chevron announced early Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to expand its oil production in Venezuela. Chevron said that it has been assigned...

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White House unveils new details of Venezuela agreement

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Administration details oil deal with Venezuela The Trump administration unveiled...

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Court strikes down New York law that sought to hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change

A federal court on Monday struck down a New York law that sought to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change. Brenda Sannes, an Obama...

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Trump administration unveils additional details in Venezuela oil deal

The Trump administration unveiled additional details Monday evening about its new oil deal with Venezuela. The administration said in a press release...

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Trump touts Venezuela deal, but political, logistical hurdles stand between US and oil

President Trump announced last week that the U.S. would team up with a Venezuelan company to pump oil from a large swath of the South American...

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Trump: US has control of large slice of Venezuela's oil

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump: U.S. has control of large slice of Venezuela's oil President Trump said Friday...

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Trump considers giving away part of Yosemite to private company

The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that would give part of Yosemite National Park to a private company, according to a document submitted...

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Trump administration moves to relax fuel efficiency standards for commercial trucks

The Trump administration on Friday moved to relax fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks. The Transportation...

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Trump eyes Yosemite land swap

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump eyes Yosemite land swap The Trump administration is eyeing a land swap that...

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Trump says he secured ‘majority U.S. control’ of large slice of Venezuela’s oil reserves

President Trump said Friday evening that there will be “majority U.S. control” of a large swath of Venezuela’s oil reserves. “BREAKING NEWS:...

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Trump posts update on Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

President Trump on Friday posted an update on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, quoting an Interior Department official as saying it was “Coming...

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Trump seeks to cut report's worst-case climate scenarios

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump seeks to cut report's worst-case climate scenarios The Trump administration is...

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Trump declares national emergency to ban some foreign grid equipment

President Trump has declared a national emergency seeking to block some foreign equipment from being used in the U.S. electric grid. Trump, in a...

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Ontario threatens electricity amid Trump-Canada trade war. What would that mean for US?

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is threatening to cut off Canadian power to the U.S. in retaliation for President Trump’s trade war, a move that could...

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Early government projection showed thousands of Americans at risk of harmful exposure after East Palestine train derailment

An early government projection on the exposure to toxic chemicals following the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment indicated that the...

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Could Canada cut power to the US?

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story What would losing Canada's electricity mean for the U.S.? Ontario Premier Doug Ford...

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Internal watchdog finds FEMA crew violated Hatch Act by skipping homes with Trump signs

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) crew broke the law when it skipped houses with President Trump signs during Hurricane Milton recovery...

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Paxton unveils data center plan

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Paxton unveils data center plan Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) unveiled a plan...

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Interior Department outlines short-term plan for water cuts in California, Arizona, Nevada

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story DOI outlines short-term plan for water cuts in CA, AZ, NV The federal government has...

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Interior spares California, Arizona, Nevada from most dramatic short-term Colorado River water cuts

The federal government has unveiled its short-term plans for Colorado River water cuts from California, Arizona and Nevada — issuing a plan that’s...

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Wetlands policy causes GOP friction

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Cramer puts hold on Trump nominees over wetlands Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer (N.D.)...

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GOP senator places hold on Trump nominees over wetlands policy

Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer (N.D.) is placing a hold on all future Trump nominees over the administration’s approach to wetlands. In a statement...

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Trump eyes Keystone XL revival

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump says he wants to revive controversial pipeline President Trump indicated late...

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Trump moves to strip protections from 44M acres of national forest

The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of national forest. The U.S. Forest Service has proposed to...

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CBP halts Big Bend National Park border construction

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story CBP halts Big Bend National Park border construction Customs and Border Protection...

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CBP chief halts construction in Big Bend National Park

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said he would halt construction activity in Big Bend National Park as efforts to erect a...

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EPA sued for approving semiconductor chemicals that may pose health risks

Environmental and community groups sued the Trump administration on Friday over its approval of two chemicals for use in semiconductors despite posing...

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Trump cancels Biden-era bid to speed power line construction

The Trump administration is canceling a Biden-era effort to speed up power line construction in parts of Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma,...

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Biden-era effort to boost power lines cut by Trump administration

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump cuts Biden-era effort to boost power lines The Trump administration is...

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Amid pushback, CBP says it is placing ‘limited’ barriers, not 30-foot wall, in national park

As it faces some bipartisan pushback on its construction activities at Big Bend National Park, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is emphasizing that...

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Gasoline prices stick at $4 per gallon as war drags on

Prices that U.S. consumers are paying at the gas pump have stubbornly stuck around $4 per gallon, a high price for this late in the summer, as the...

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Stubborn gas prices stick to $4 per gallon

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Gasoline prices remain stubborn at about $4 Prices that U.S. consumers are paying at...

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Government won't support Arctic climate report

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story NOAA pulls support from Arctic Report Card The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

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Trump again waives shipping rules to bring prices down

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump again waives shipping rules to bring prices down The Trump administration is...

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Trump extends Jones Act waiver, with limits, in bid to tamp down energy prices

The Trump administration is once again waiving U.S. shipping rules as part of an effort to keep gasoline and other fuel costs down, the White House...

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US emergency oil reserve falls below 300M barrels for first time since 1980s

The U.S.’s emergency oil reserve has fallen below 300 million barrels of oil for the first time since it was being filled decades ago. New Energy...

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Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdog

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdog President Trump has nominated a...

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Senate confirms FEMA leader

The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has faced significant scrutiny for its...

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Trump nominates Project 2025 author to be Interior Department watchdog

President Trump has nominated a former White House official and Project 2025 author to be the Interior Department’s internal watchdog, a move that...

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