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A car waits to be filled with gasoline at a station in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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New Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change

New Jersey's oil and natural gas facilities would be charged climate-related fees under a bill being considered in the Legislature.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil is seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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US senators, green groups call for accountability over hacking of Exxon critics

A lobbyist for Exxon Mobil had been investigated for its alleged role in a hacking operation that targeted the oil company's critics.

FILE - Shipping containers are stacked at a port in Tianjin, China, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products

Tariffs on Chinese-made solar wafers and polysilicon will rise to 50% and duties on certain tungsten products will increase to 25%.

FILE - Gaylen Dewing, left, and Marvin Abraham affix a sign to a roadside fence east of Bismarck, N.D., Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in opposition to Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed five-state, 2,000-mile pipeline network to carry carbon dioxide emissions from dozens of Midwestern ethanol plants to North Dakota for permanent storage deep underground. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)
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North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline

North Dakota panel weighs carbon pipeline permits amid landowner protests and environmental debate over CO2 storage project.

The campus for the University of California, Merced, features a canal system and a solar farm in Merced, California, U.S. August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo
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US solar industry downplays climate in strategy for Trump era

U.S. solar capacity grew 128% during Trump's first term in office.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Microsoft expects $800 million impairment charge in Q2 2025 over General Motors’ Cruise exit

Microsoft to take $800M hit from Cruise shutdown, reflecting tech industry's struggles with autonomous vehicle investments.

FILE PHOTO: General Motors chair and chief executive officer Mary Barra participates in an Economic Club of Washington discussion on "the transformation of the automotive industry to an all-electric future, the path to autonomous vehicles, and the recent negotiations with GM's workforce" in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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Wall Street mostly upbeat on GM’s decision to pull the plug on Cruise

GM's Cruise shutdown signals Wall Street's waning patience with autonomous vehicle investments and speculative tech bets.

FILE - Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
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EPA awards $144 million to California to phase out big diesel trucks

EPA grants $144M to CA for zero-emission trucks, targeting diesel pollution and climate change in transportation sector.

Matt Lengerich, Executive General Manager- Mining at Jervois Global, speaks during the Reuters NEXT conference, in New York City, New York, U.S., December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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U.S. cobalt miner to Trump: use tariffs as ‘scalpel’ not ‘sledgehammer’

Jervois exec urges Trump to use surgical tariffs to aid U.S. mining, boost critical mineral supply chains amid Chinese competition.

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