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US official warns Puerto Rico of weak power generation as it prepares for a Trump administration

US Energy Sec warns Puerto Rico needs more power generation amid ongoing blackouts and grid struggles post-hurricane.

FILE PHOTO: A gas pump selling E15, a gasoline with 15 percent of ethanol, is seen in Mason City, Iowa, United States, May 18, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo
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US to release clean fuel tax credit model that limits ethanol producers’ credit access, sources say

US set to unveil climate model cutting biofuel tax credits, potentially angering ethanol makers as Trump steps in.

FILE - John Podesta, U.S. climate envoy, speaks during a plenary session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)
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Biden climate adviser says California wildfires show ‘you have to take the science seriously’

Wildfires near LA highlight worsening climate change challenges that Trump must address more seriously in his next term.

Russia's Gazprom Neft was one of the companies targeted by the US Treasury Department's sanctions (AFP)
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US, UK unveil widespread sanctions against Russia’s energy sector

US and UK sanction Russia’s energy giants, including Gazprom Neft, just days before Joe Biden’s term ends.

FILE PHOTO: President of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA Hector Obregon attends a press conference held by Venezuela's Vice-President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela November 18, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
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US targets Venezuela oil company chief, others with sanctions

US sanctions target Venezuela's PDVSA chief Obregon amid Maduro's claims of economic war and resilience.

The wind whips embers while firefighters battle the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu
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US insurers slump as Los Angeles wildfire loss estimates hit $20 billion

Insurers are expected to face catastrophe-related claims worth billions of dollars from the LA wildfires.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla electric vehicles are parked in a storage lot outside a disused movie theatre in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., June 11, 2024.  REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
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Tesla recalls 239,000 US vehicles over rear-view camera issue

Tesla said on Friday it is recalling about 239,000 vehicles in the United States because rear-view cameras may fail to work.

The wind whips embers in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu/ File Photo
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Around 278,150 houses without power in SoCal Edison service area from wildfires

Two massive LA wildfires have consumed more than 34,000 acres and killed 10.

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Rural Minnesota counties work together to simplify clean energy development and maximize local benefits

Southwest Minnesota has the state’s densest concentration of wind turbines and is increasingly attracting solar developers, too.

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