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US-Mexico border pipeline wants more time to build
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (232+ words) By Carlos Anchondo | 04/09/2026 06: 36 AM EDT FERC is seeking input on a requested three-year extension for building a Texas pipeline segment along the southern border. A pipeline to be built from Texas to Mexico is designed to transport 2. 8 billion cubic feet…...
Wisconsin city passes nation's first anti-data-center referendum
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (180+ words) By Tyler Katzenberger | 04/09/2026 06: 38 AM EDT The vote suggests ballot measures could become a powerful new tool for grassroots activists seeking to block data center projects. A rendering shows the proposed Vantage Data Centers campus in Port Washington, Wisconsin. Business Wire…...
Data center, electricity rate bills pass California Assembly committee
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (163+ words) By Noah Baustin | 04/09/2026 06: 40 AM EDT The committee vote was an early test for the measures. Assemblymember Rick Zbur's data center bill cleared an early hurdle. Rich Pedroncelli for POLITICO A bevy of bills aimed at addressing California's high electricity rates…...
Wildfire report ups pressure on California to overhaul insurance, utilities
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (194+ words) By Camille von Kaenel | 04/09/2026 06: 21 AM EDT The state-commissioned study lays out options from liability overhaul to state-backed insurance. SACRAMENTO, California " A quasi-public California agency is urging sweeping changes to the state's electric utility and property insurance systems to avoid escalating…...
A critical moment for the nuclear safety policeman
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (1274+ words) By Francisco "A. J." Camacho | 04/09/2026 06: 43 AM EDT The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations is struggling to bring a new wave of nuclear startups into their system. Two cooling towers are seen at the nuclear reactor facility at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating…...
Montana drag ban defeat fuels youth fight against Trump energy orders
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (179+ words) By Lesley Clark | 04/09/2026 06: 25 AM EDT Climate activists say there is a path for a federal court to hand them even a partial victory against the government's promotion of fossil fuels. Young activists are suing over three executive orders signed by…...
Middle East chaos signals long-term energy restructuring
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (291+ words) By Carlos Anchondo | 04/09/2026 06: 40 AM EDT Countries will accelerate efforts to slash dependence on imported fuels after 2030, Wood Mackenzie analysts project. Cargo ships and tankers are seen off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate…...
Emissions reduction bill draws opposition from California homebuilders
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (187+ words) By Alex Nieves | 04/09/2026 06: 21 AM EDT SB 1075 would ban local land-use decisions that contribute to poor air quality in disadvantaged communities. State Sen. Eloise Reyes" bill has drawn opposition from the California Building Industry Association. AP California"s powerful building construction…...
Maine takes half-step toward climate superfund
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (225+ words) By Adam Aton | 04/09/2026 06: 24 AM EDT The statehouse is expected to pass legislation that would assess how much climate impacts are costing Maine. It comes as Vermont and New York defend their own climate superfund laws in court. Nathan Sennett and…...
Republicans cautious on energy prices despite ceasefire
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (176+ words) By Amelia Davidson | 04/09/2026 06: 42 AM EDT Many Republicans welcomed the Middle East ceasefire. They're being less vocal about the future of global energy markets. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N. D.) said the U. S. must pressure Iran to allow the flow of oil through the…...