Valerie Volcovici
US energy council chief says power plants to produce 15% more electricity
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary and co-chair of a new White House energy council Doug Burgum on Friday called...
Oil industry unlikely to rush to Alaska despite Trump’s call to drill
By Sheila Dang and Valerie Volcovici HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas companies are unlikely to expand development in Alaska and the...
Bloomberg philanthropy to cover U.S. climate dues after Paris withdrawal
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy arm said on Thursday it will provide funding to help cover...
Trump’s climate withdrawal creates rare discord with Big Oil
U.S. oil and gas producers welcome Trump's push for domestic energy but fear exiting climate deals could hurt global clean energy investments.
Trump to declare ‘national energy emergency’ to boost fossil fuels, power projects
Donald Trump will sign an executive order declaring a national energy emergency aimed at boosting U.S. oil and gas production.
Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, according to a White House document released on Monday.
Trump’s pick to lead EPA says agency authorized, not required to regulate CO2
Zeldin, Trump’s EPA pick, calls climate change real but says agency is authorized, not required, to regulate CO2.
Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas
Carbon sequestration is vital to U.S. government goals to reduce emissions that cause global warming.
Biden pushes out over $100 billion in clean energy grants as term winds down
Biden administration surpasses $100B in climate law grants, securing clean energy projects ahead of Trump’s term.
Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges
Among the biggest factors clouding the negotiations at COP29 was the return of climate skeptic Donald Trump as president of the U.S.
