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- Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says 5 hours agoFossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue
- California and New York sue over Trump push to halt wind energy projects Wed, 23 Sep 26, 7:35amUS officials have begun to buy back wind leases as president seeks to block renewables in favor of fossil fuels
- Trump says he backs diesel export ban to curb soaring energy costs Wed, 23 Sep 26, 5:48amBut industry trade group says plan would backfire and lead to even higher prices for gasoline
- ‘Do you have to be dead?’: US coalminers plead for benefits as black-lung disease cases surge Sun, 20 Sep 26, 9:00pmTrump says he digs coal – but pneumoconiosis cases are at a 50-year high, and sick miners are mired in benefit delays
- US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to fight climate crisis Tue, 15 Sep 26, 7:17amTrump’s EPA strips itself of regulating ability, gutting Clean Air Act in what experts say is a gift to planet polluters
- US ends limits on coal and gas plant emissions, removing key tool to battle climate crisis Tue, 15 Sep 26, 7:17amTrump’s EPA strips itself of regulation ability, gutting Clean Air Act in what experts say is a gift to planet polluters
- US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis Tue, 15 Sep 26, 6:42amEnergy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings
- We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying? Sat, 12 Sep 26, 9:00pmSilicosis sufferers are getting younger as Trump and the coal mining industry push back on protections
- Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open Sat, 12 Sep 26, 5:10amA federal court is declaring that the energy department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date
- Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids Wed, 2 Sep 26, 10:16pmUS energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to Chicago
- Trump uses wartime powers to dole out $700m to ‘clean, beautiful’ coal Fri, 5 Jun 26, 6:22amUS president announces plans for two new coal plants, in Alaska and West Virginia, using Defense Production Act
- Why $1bn in Balkans energy contracts are going to an obscure company connected to Donald Trump Sat, 30 May 26, 10:00pmGuardian investigation shows how US presidency blurs line between policy and enrichment of American ruling family and those around it
- Offshore Wind Confusion: Refunding a Lease is not a Buyout Thu, 28 May 26, 11:00amWord has it that the Feds told the developers to take the deal or they would simply cancel the leases, letting the developers sue to try to get their money back, someday...
- The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan Watts Sun, 17 May 26, 11:00pmChina is dominating the energy transition with astonishing results, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock
- The Iran war reminds us: we’ll never be energy-independent with fossil fuels | Lloyd Doggett and Michael Shank Mon, 18 May 26, 8:00pmEnergy security comes from using local, renewable resources to power, heat and cool communities, as Ukraine is doing