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FILE - Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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US court upholds EPA rule on coal plant emissions despite industry pushback

The court upheld the rule requiring coal plants to cut carbon emissions by 90% or shut down, a key part of Biden's climate...

FILE - President Joe Biden drives a Cadillac Lyriq through the showroom during a tour at the Detroit Auto Show, Sept. 14, 2022, in Detroit. The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Grants totaling $1.7 billion will be issued by the Energy Department to create or retain thousands of union jobs and support auto-based communities that have long driven the U.S. economy, the White House said Thursday, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Biden awards $1.7 billion to boost EV manufacturing and assembly in eight states

American EV grants aim to restart or expand manufacturing and assembly in eight states, covering SUVs, school buses, truck batteries and more.

The Supreme Court building is seen on Friday, June 28, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Chevron doctrine ruling: US SC reduces powers of federal regulators

The rejection of the Chevron doctrine shifts power from federal agencies to the courts, affecting rules on environment, health, and safety.

Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., listens as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen responds to a question by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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New Senate energy regulators will provide boost for renewable energy

Two out of the three new members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are Democrats, in a boost to renewable energy.

FILE - Oregon resident Patrick Coffin fills up his car at a gas station in Portland, Ore., Aug. 4, 2023. New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday, June 7, 2024, by the Biden administration. President Joe Biden has set a goal that half all of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2030 are electric. (AP Photo/Claire Rush, File)
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Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles in U.S. rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule

President Joe Biden has set a goal that half all of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2030 are electric, part of...

FILE - President Joe Biden listens during an event in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Feb. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Many Americans still shy away from EVs despite Biden push, poll finds

Just 40% say they’re likely to buy an EV, as American EV market faces consumers worried about cost, range and charging infrastructure.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on April 12, 2024, in Washington. A temporary fix allowing President Biden to appear on this fall's ballot cleared the Ohio House during a rare special session Thursday, May 30, along with a ban on foreign nationals contributing to state ballot campaigns that representatives said was demanded in exchange by the Ohio Senate. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Justice Department called to prosecute alleged oil price-fixing

The Democrats said a Federal Trade Commission investigation into a high-profile merger uncovered evidence of price-fixing by oil executives.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto, Calif., June 19, 2023. Biden talked about climate change, clean energy jobs and protecting the environment. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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‘Green blitz’: As election nears, Biden pushes rules on environment

The limits on emissions from fossil-fueled electric stations are Biden's most ambitious effort yet to roll back pollution

President Joe Biden speaks during a Jewish American Heritage Month event, Monday May 20, 2024, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Biden releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from Northeast reserve in bid to lower prices at pump

The Biden administration said Tuesday it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a...

President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, announcing plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices

New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manufacturers.

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