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Washington , DC - January 20: Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump takes part in a signing ceremony in the President’s Room following the 60th inaugural ceremony on January 20, 2025, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Trump became the 47th president of the United States in a rare indoor inauguration ceremony. Melina Mara/Pool via REUTERS
ClimateNewsPolitics

World reacts to Trump’s plan to withdraw US from Paris climate pact

(Repetition) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Monday, once again placing the world’s...

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance listen to Christopher Macchio sing during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.     Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS
BusinessNewsPolitics

Trump to declare ‘national energy emergency’ to boost fossil fuels, power projects

Donald Trump will sign an executive order declaring a national energy emergency aimed at boosting U.S. oil and gas production.

FILE PHOTO: The Rocky Mountains are pictured as a layer of air pollution hangs over Denver, Colorado, U.S. January 21, 2020. Picture taken January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
ClimateNewsPolitics

Trump to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, according to a White House document released on Monday.

FILE PHOTO: The Chevron logo is pictured after the U.S. government granted a six-month license allowing Chevron to boost oil output in U.S.-sanctioned Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa/File Photo
BusinessFuelNatural GasNewsOilTrade

Chevron expresses interest in Greek energy exploration

The Greek energy ministry said that it would issue a decision this week on the exact area of exploration.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Ford is seen on a car in Brussels, Belgium January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
Electric Vehicles (EVs)NewsRegulations

US upgrades probe into 129,000 Ford vehicles over hands-free tech

The regulator said it is upgrading the probe to an engineering analysis, covering vehicles between the 2021-2024 model years.

Sheep graze on a solar farm owned by SB Energy on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Buckholts, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
ElectricityEnvironmentNatural GasNewsSolarWind

Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work

The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across the U.S.

The sun sets behind an oil drilling rig in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on March 17, 2011.  REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
CourtsEnvironmentMiningNatural GasNewsOilPolitics

Republican-led states sue Biden administration over offshore drilling ban

Republican-led states sue over Biden's ban on new offshore oil and gas projects along most U.S. coastlines.

Chevron and Hess logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FuelLegislationNatural GasNewsOilTrade

US FTC finalizes consent order for $53 billion Chevron-Hess merger

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approves a consent order to resolve antitrust issues in Chevron's $53B Hess takeover.

Flames and smoke from a fire fill the sky at the Moss Landing Power Plant Thursday Jan. 16, 2025 in Moss Landing, Calif. (Shmuel Thaler /The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
Electric Vehicles (EVs)ElectricityEnvironmentNewsSolarWind

A battery plant fire in California started during a boom for energy storage

A major California battery plant fire burned thousands of lithium batteries, a growing renewable energy source.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a site where beachfront houses were burnt down by the Palisades Fire, in Malibu, California, U.S., January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
NewsRegulationsUtilities

LA public utility’s wildfire liability hinges on equipment’s role, Moody’s says

Moody's says LADWP's liability for the Palisades Fire hinges on equipment involvement; damage to assets deemed manageable.

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