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FILE PHOTO: A tree decorates the lounge of Houston-based liquefied natural gas company Cheniere during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Cheniere produces first LNG at Corpus Christi Stage 3 project

Cheniere has played a key role in helping the U.S. become the world's largest exporter of LNG.

FILE PHOTO: Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Duke Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Duke Energy files to recover $1.1 billion in hurricane costs

Duke Energy seeks to recover $1.1B from hurricane costs, raising residential bills by $21 per 1,000 kWh in March 2025.

FILE - A worker does checks on battery storage pods at Orsted's Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

In 2024, U.S. battery storage surged 71 per cent, reaching 24 GWh, offering cleaner energy and reducing reliance on polluting plants.

FILE PHOTO: Traffic is pictured at twilight along 42nd St. in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., March 27, 2019.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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New York to fine fossil fuel companies $75 billion under new climate law

The law is intended to shift some of the costs of climate change from individual taxpayers to fossil fuel firms.

Remnants of a bathroom that fell off the wharf are visible at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
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Hurricane-force winds bear down on California, latest in stretch of extreme weather

California faces record flooding, tornado warnings, and wildfires, underscoring its vulnerability to extreme weather events.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Stellantis is seen on the company's building in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, France, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo
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Stellantis unit to pay $4.2 million to resolve California emissions probe

Stellantis unit FCA US agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve a California investigation into excess emissions, the state said on Monday.

Nippon Steel has urged US President Joe Biden to allow its takeover of US Steel to go through after a regulatory panel failed to reach a consensus (AFP)
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US panel could not reach consensus on US-Japan steel deal: Nippon

The deadlock means the controversial $14.9 billion transaction will now be referred to President Joe Biden, who is legally required to act within...

y, Genesee County and state of Michigan agencies respond to an oil spill in the Flint River, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (Jake May/MLive.com/The Flint Journal via AP, File
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Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan’s Flint River

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left...

FILE PHOTO: screen announces the listing of private-equity firm TPG, during the IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., January 13, 2022.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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TPG in talks to acquire solar firm Altus Power, sources say

If the talks between TPG Rise Climate and Altus are successful, a deal could be signed in the coming weeks, the sources said.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks at a House Republicans press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 12, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson/File Photo
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US House committee targets another investor climate group

The House Judiciary Committee is probing 60 asset managers over ties to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, alleging antitrust violations.

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