Energy & Fuel

"Nearly a year after Google pledged to ban search ads pushing climate disinformation, researchers say they are still rife".

"Authorities in New Delhi ordered primary schools to shut from Saturday, and told schools to stop outdoor activities for older children as air in the world's most polluted capital had become a severe risk to health."

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it plans to issue tougher greenhouse gas emissions rules for heavy duty trucks and other larger vehicles through at least the 2030 model year by the end of 2023."

"World leaders reckon with a flurry of new activity on natural gas and coal ahead of the climate summit".

"President Joe Biden’s ambitions for an American-made electric vehicle industry have a graphite problem."

"EPA coal ash regulations issued in 2015 allow polluting utilities to self-regulate. And a giant loophole exempts coal ash piles that stopped receiving coal plant waste before that year."

"The White House on Wednesday announced more than $13 billion in assistance aimed at lowering utility bills, creating union jobs, and meeting climate goals—with a big emphasis on heat pumps."

"The federal government has selected the first two areas for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Mexico, clearing the way for a process that could have windmills spinning over the waves near Louisiana by the decade’s end."

"For at least two days before a pipe exploded at its Texas gas export terminal, Freeport LNG had been trying to figure out what was wrong, records show. The June 8 blast forced the plant to close and took almost a fifth of U.S. liquefied natural gas exports offline."

"Three East Coast states with some of the nation’s most aggressive clean energy targets could see a political shakeup following next week’s elections, with broad ramifications for their reliance on fossil fuels and planned offshore wind projects."