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Appeals court questions Hawaii's climate tax on cruises
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (201+ words) By Lesley Clark | 04/14/2026 06: 50 AM EDT The first-in-the-nation tax " which is currently on ice " seeks to raise funds to deal with the effects of a warming planet. The Norwegian Jewel is docked in Honolulu on March 23, 2020. Caleb Jones/AP A panel…...
Hawaii's Democratic governor faces blowback for embrace of LNG
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (222+ words) By Jason Plautz, Carlos Anchondo | 04/14/2026 07: 12 AM EDT Gov. Josh Green is promoting the construction of a new gas plant to help shore up the state's aging electrical grid. Critics say it runs counter to the state's climate goals. Hawaii Gov....
Trump's DOE budget guts hydrogen, boosts coal and gas
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (237+ words) By Christa Marshall | 04/08/2026 06: 47 AM EDT The administration's office-by-office details on its fiscal 2027 request would repurpose $15 billion from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. President Donald Trump looks at Energy Secretary Chris Wright as he speaks during an event at the Eisenhower Executive…...
Why energy earmarks are going away
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (185+ words) By Andres Picon | 04/14/2026 05: 00 AM EDT The Department of Energy's slow disbursal of earmarked funds means dozens of projects have waited months or years for funding. The Senate's recent decision to end earmarks for projects funded by the Department of Energy…...
Republicans voice new concern about gasoline prices
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (176+ words) By Amelia Davidson, Pavan Acharya | 04/14/2026 06: 12 AM EDT Worry among GOP lawmakers is growing as the Middle East conflict drags on. Prices are displayed at a Los Angeles gasoline station on April 7. Damian Dovarganes/AP Some Republican lawmakers returned to Washington…...
Trump's opposition to renewables stalls rural energy grants
1+ week, 5+ day ago (197+ words) By Marc Heller | 04/01/2026 01: 08 PM EDT USDA said it won't accept grant applications on the rural energy program until new limits on renewable energy are in place. Sheep graze at a solar farm at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Heather…...
EPA poised to roll back power plant rules for toxic emissions
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (235+ words) By Sean Reilly | 02/19/2026 01: 44 PM EST In another boost for the coal industry, the agency is expected to announce the final repeal of Biden-era hazardous air pollution standards. Emissions rise from smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal plant near Emmett,…...
EPA delays greenhouse gas reporting requirement
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) By Jean Chemnick | 03/02/2026 06: 10 AM EST The postponement comes as the Trump administration seeks to torpedo the rule that forces more than 8, 000 polluters to report emissions. EPA on Friday gave major greenhouse gas emitters a reprieve from annual emissions reporting requirements…...
EPA launches air office revamp amid deregulatory push
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (237+ words) By Sean Reilly, Kevin Bogardus | 09/30/2025 01: 44 PM EDT The plan shutters the office that handles most climate initiatives and rejiggers the one responsible for regulating power plants and industrial polluters. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Jenny Kane/AP The Trump administration is…...
NY Climate Action Council members call for delaying renewable targets
8+ mon, 2+ hour ago (204+ words) By Marie J. French | 08/14/2025 06: 29 AM EDT Two panel members have raised concerns about climate plans and want the Public Service Commission to hold a hearing to defer key deadlines. ALBANY, New York " Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration has acknowledged the state won't…...