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US proposes second offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed a second sale of offshore wind development rights in the Gulf of Mexico as soon...
Analysis-Biden’s softer climate regulation shows big US bet on subsidies to decarbonize
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration says its recent decision to scale back new climate regulations meant to force emissions...
Challenges to SEC’s climate rules sent to US appeals court
A U.S. judicial panel on Thursday consolidated at least nine lawsuits challenging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rules requiring public companies...
Record number of climate resolutions filed for North American firms
BOSTON (Reuters) – A record 263 climate-related shareholder resolutions have been filed so far this year for annual meetings of North American companies,...
Berkeley, CA, to halt ban on natural gas piping in new buildings
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt enforcement of a ban on natural gas piping in new...
Biden administration OKs seventh large offshore wind project in U.S.
Sunrise Wind, a project planned by Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource, is set to power 600,000 New York homes...
Pennsylvania county joins other local governments to sue oil industry
A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments in the US in suing the oil industry, asserting that major...
Enbridge joint venture to connect Permian Basin natural gas to U.S. Gulf Coast
CALGARY — Pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to form a joint venture to help connect Permian Basin natural gas to...
U.S. energy agency announces $6B to slash emissions in industrial facilities
The Biden administration announced $6 billion in funding Monday for projects that will slash emissions from the industrial sector — the largest-ever U.S....
Aluminum company says preferred U.S. site for new smelter is a region of Kentucky hit hard by job losses
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter that would...
