Funding for National Climate Assessment Is Cut

The move raises concerns among scientists that the assessment, which is required by Congress, is now in jeopardy.

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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Hobble a U.S. Battery Boom

Across the country, companies have been installing giant batteries that help them use more wind and solar power. That’s about to get much harder.

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Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP

The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.

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Wind and Solar Firms Have a Pitch for Trump: ‘You’re Going to Need Us’

Electricity demand is soaring and gas-burning power plants are in short supply. The renewable industry sees an opening — even if Washington is souring on green energy.

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U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change

To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”

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Trump Administration Unfreezes Funding for Some EPA Programs

The funding, approved by Congress and overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency, had been blocked since January, when President Trump ordered a pause and review of climate and clean energy programs.

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Chris Wright Is Confirmed to Be Secretary of Energy

The former fracking executive said in confirmation hearings that his top priority would be to “unleash” American energy production.

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Wind Power in U.S. Faces Hit From Trump’s Executive Order

In a sweeping order, President Trump halted federal approvals for new wind farms, in a move that could affect projects on land and in the ocean.

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Fire Breaks Out at a Huge Battery Site in California

The fire at the Moss Landing plant, which stores electricity for the power grid, was unrelated to wildfires in Los Angeles.

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Energy Dept. Offers Utilities $22 Billion to Reshape U.S. Power Grids

The loan guarantees are one of the final attempts by the outgoing Biden administration to encourage power companies to cut emissions while trying to keep rates down.

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