E.P.A. Investigations of Severe Pollution Look Increasingly at Risk

E.P.A. Investigations of Severe Pollution Look Increasingly at Risk

A refinery in New Mexico that the federal government has accused of some of the worst air pollution in the country. A chemical plant in Louisiana being investigated for leaking gas from storage tanks. Idaho ranchers accused of polluting wetlands. Under President Biden, the Environmental Protection Agency took a tough …

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Want Cheap Power, Fast? Solar and Wind Firms Have a Suggestion.

Want Cheap Power, Fast? Solar and Wind Firms Have a Suggestion.

As President Trump works to blunt the growth of wind and solar power and expand fossil fuel production in the United States, the renewable energy industry is making a new pitch: You need us. Wind and solar developers are increasingly pointing out that America’s demand for electricity is soaring, driven …

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U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change

U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change

Before a packed crowd of oil and gas executives on Monday, Chris Wright, the new U.S. energy secretary, delivered a scathing critique of the Biden administration’s energy policies and efforts to fight climate change and promised a “180 degree pivot.” Mr. Wright, a former fracking executive, has emerged as the …

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Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies, but Will They Return?

Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies, but Will They Return?

Kremlin officials are dangling the prospect of lucrative investment deals for American energy companies, apparently seeking to convince President Trump that large economic gains could come from siding with Moscow in ending the war in Ukraine and scrapping economic sanctions on Russia. There is no doubt that Russia has vast …

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