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Trump Blocks California EV Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State

President Donald Trump signed joint resolutions of Congress on Thursday that block California’s effort to phase out gasoline-powered vehicle...
A Tesla vehicle next to an EVgo charging station in Mill Valley, Calif., April 7, 2025. President Donald Trump signed joint resolutions of Congress on Thursday, June 12, that block California’s effort to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles, his latest attempt to reduce the power of the nation’s most populous state. (Rachel Bujalski/The New York Times)

Trump Blocks California EV Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State

President Donald Trump signed joint resolutions of Congress on Thursday that block California’s effort to phase out gasoline-powered vehicle...

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How Your Air Conditioner Can Help the Power Grid, Rather Than Overloading It

As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you’re like me, you always feel a little guilty a...

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The European Union is confident it will avoid harsh economic fallout from a U.S. Senate bill proposing 500% tariffs on importers of Russian energy, citing its ongoing efforts to phase out such imports. (Shutterstock)

EU Confident It Will Avoid 500% US Tariffs Tied to Russian Energy Imports

The European Union is expressing confidence that it will avoid sweeping 500% U.S. tariffs proposed under a new Senate bill targeting countri...

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Were Cuts in Rooftop Solar Payments Legal? CA Supreme Court Hears Arguments

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Supreme Court heard arguments today in a ca...

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Get Ready for Several Years of Killer Heat, Top Weather Forecasters Warn

WASHINGTON — Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extreme...

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The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant is seen at sunrise in Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

Trump to Sign Orders to Boost Nuclear Power as Soon as Friday, Sources Say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will sign executive orders as soon as Friday that aim to jumpstart the nuclear ener...

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Fresno Pays the Most for Electricity. What Are Lawmakers Doing About It?

A new study finds Fresno pays the most for electricity bills. The region’s utility promises to lower rates, and lawmakers are looking ...

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15 States Sue Over Trump’s Move to Fast-Track Oil and Gas Projects via His ‘Energy Emergency’ Order

A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administrati...

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Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects

The Interior Department said late Wednesday that it would fast-track approvals for projects involving coal, gas, oil and minerals on public ...

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The US Has a Single Rare Earths Mine. Chinese Export Limits Are Energizing a Push for More

OMAHA, Neb. — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’...

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after justices heard arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden's administration of restrictions imposed by lower courts on its ability to encourage social media companies to remove content deemed misinformation, in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2024. (Reuters File)
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Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Struck Down by US Appeals Court

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Trump Administration Says It Is Suspending Enforcement of Biden-Era Farmworker Rule

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A federal appeals court struck down California’s “one-gun-per-month” law Friday, June 20, 2025, in a 3-0 decision, ruling it unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. (Shutterstock)
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