Missouri Rep. Cori Bush fought to secure $100 million to carry out Biden’s new plan to speed domestic production of clean energy.
Energy and the Environment
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The Hidden Driver of High Gas Prices
Reduced refinery capacity, in large part triggered by industry consolidation, has been a major factor.
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The Fossil Fuel Industry Should Pay for Its Own Cleanup
A federal orphan well capping program shoves the cost of oil and gas production onto the public. There’s a better option.
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Electrical Workers Union Fights to Expand Crypto Mining in New York
The IBEW opposes a bill awaiting signature by Gov. Kathy Hochul that would put a moratorium on new fossil fuel power plants for the crypto industry.
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Biden Uses Suspect Authority to Maintain Chinese Dominance of Solar Manufacturing
It invokes a 1930 trade law—questionably—to nullify a Commerce Department investigation into trade violations.
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After Ukraine, Voters Want Climate Solutions
New polling shows a bolstered desire for a rapid transition to green energy.
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California Might Pass Its Own Personal Build Back Better
The Golden State is set to spend its capital gains haul on massive public investments in climate.
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Trade Group Driving Solar Controversy Includes Slave-Labor Companies
Companies working to sideline the Commerce Department investigation into Chinese trade violations are reliant on components made by Uyghur workers.
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Pennsylvania Oil Lobby Keeps Abandoned Wells Unplugged
The oil and gas industry could jeopardize federal funding to clean up the state’s thousands of abandoned and leaking wells.
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Private Drilling Flares Up in Texas’s Permian Basin
The businesses competing with the big oil drillers are also the dirtiest operators around.
