Democrats in New York propose moratorium on new data centers
New York state lawmakers have proposed a bill to pause the construction of new data centers for three years to study the...
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Judge rules Texas anti-ESG law is unconstitutional
A federal judge this week determined that a Texas state law that seeks to prevent state funds from being invested with f...
National Parks Service to remove invasive 'salt cedar' trees from Big Bend National Park
From Feb. 12-28, park resource crews will cut down tamarisk trees in the area and then treat the stumps with the herbici...
Dozens of Democrats call for halt to fuel efficiency standards rollback
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to halt a proposed rollback of vehicle mileage st...
Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per year
Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United State...
Vance pushes for price floors for mineral trading
The Trump administration on Wednesday pushed for a trade system involving price floors for minerals during a summit it h...
Trump administration plans to issue license allowing more drilling in Venezuela
The Trump administration is preparing to issue a license to formally allow more companies to drill for oil in Venezuela....
Senate Democrats blast Zeldin's EPA over proposal to roll back federal water protections
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and 15 other Senate Democrats sent a letter to the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers rebuk...
Trump plans to roll back mileage standards for heavy pickup trucks and vans
The Trump administration plans to roll back vehicle mileage standards for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, it announce...
Courts allow all five offshore wind projects blocked by Trump to resume construction
A federal court on Monday halted the last of five stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December to blo...
Trump announces $12B minerals stockpile
The U.S. will put together a $12 billion minerals stockpile, President Trump announced in the Oval Office on Monday. The...
Grid reliability projected to decline as data centers drive demand, watchdog says
The outlook for electric grid reliability in North America is worsening, as demand may outpace supply in the years ahead...
Rubio says oil companies were not tipped off about Venezuela operation, contradicting Trump
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that oil companies were not tipped off ahead of the Trump administration’s...
US lifts some sanctions on Venezuelan oil
The U.S. is lifting some sanctions on Venezuelan oil, seeking to allow American firms to trade and sell more oil that is...
DC crews pile snow at RFK Stadium site as city slowly digs out of storm
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said Wednesday the city has resorted to piling snow at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium amid...
Trump, tech giants seek to change data center narrative amid growing scrutiny
President Trump and major tech companies are attempting to change the narrative around data centers, as rising electrici...
Trump administration weighs mining off Alaska's coast
The Trump administration is considering mining off Alaska’s coast, which has never been done before. The Bureau of Ocean...
Reforming Angola’s Electricity Sector: João Baptista Borges Advances Governance, Efficiency and System Stability
In January 2026, Angola continued advancing structural reforms in the electricity sector under the leadership of João...