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Companies back away from Oregon floating offshore wind project as opposition grows

Opposition from tribes and fishermen has led to fewer companies bidding on Oregon's floating offshore wind project auction.

lifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom arrives at a press conference in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
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California Gov. Newsom signs laws to curb oil and gas pollution near neighborhoods

Governor Newsom signed laws to cut oil pollution, empower local restrictions, and fine low-producing oil wells in California.

A construction barge and crane float next to the first jacket (Centre) installed to support a turbine for a wind farm in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off Block Island, Rhode Island July 27, 2015. Other support jackets and platforms sit on a barge (Left) behind the crane. The project by Deepwater Wind off the coast of Block Island, was North America's first offshore wind farm. At the time, the company said the milestone could pave the way for an industry long established in Europe but still struggling with opposition in the United States. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Status update: U.S. offshore wind projects from permit stage to online

With U.S. offshore wind capacity set to grow rapidly over the next few years, we take stock of where things are now and...

Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island, with the operational plant run by Exelon Generation, in Middletown, Pennsylvania (AFP)
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Restarting nuclear power plants: The unprecedented gamble in the US

US energy companies plan to restart two nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and transition to clean energy.

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Air Force Awards Contract to Sage Geosystems for the Development of New Clean Power Plant

Geopressured Geothermal Systems have potential to usher in a new era of clean power production needed to establish energy resilience at installations HOUSTON--(BUSINESS...

The city of Newport is seen from the Pacific Ocean near the wave energy test site in Newport, Ore., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. The coastal waters of Oregon are shaping up to be key for advances in two forms of renewable energy: wave power and wind turbines that float. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
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Climate solutions: Two kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast

The coastal waters of Oregon are shaping up to be key for advances in two forms of renewable energy: wave power and wind...

A electric vehicle charger is seen as a vehicle charges in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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White House touts $1bn fund to help auto suppliers retool for EVs

Investment firm Monroe Capital LLC said it plans to launch a fresh fund of up to $1 billion to provide loans for smaller...

FILE PHOTO: Destroyed car at the Biala Ladecka river lies submerged after flooding in Zelazno, Poland, September 20, 2024. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
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Analysis: US election uncertainty clouds UN climate finance progress

United Nations meetings this week could help countries negotiate on climate finance despite looming uncertainties from the US election.

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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US CFTC issues first guidelines for carbon credit markets

The U.S. CFTC has approved the first guidelines for the trading of voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts in the country.

The 1979 partial meltdown of Unit 2 at Three Mile Island caused panic in the United States and brought the deployment of nuclear energy to a standstill for a generation (AFP)
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US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft

The 20-year agreement involves restarting Unit 1, which "operated at industry-leading levels of safety and reliability for decades."

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