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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Biden administration on Friday announced a new $860 million grant program to reduce methane emissions within the oil and gas sector, the latest in the administration’s push to curb emissions of the greenhouse gas,…

The Biden administration on Friday finalized a new rule designating two widely used “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under federal law, an effort to keep polluters on the hook for any contamination caused by the toxic, cancer-linked chemicals. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are widely used in the U.S. to make everything from nonstick cookware and…

Biden administration officials announced Wednesday that they will reimpose punishing sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector, saying that the Maduro regime failed to uphold its commitments to hold free and fair elections. The Treasury Department had issued a six-month sanctions reprieve for Venezuela’s oil and gas sector last October. The authorization allowed the country’s…

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Tuesday called on Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to resign after the two squared off in a contentious Senate hearing about Granholm’s previous failure to disclose her ownership of stocks in six U.S. companies. The tense back-and-forth occurred during Granholm’s appearance on Tuesday before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee…

Liquefied natural gas exported from the United States is significantly cleaner than most of the alternative fuels available in Europe, a new report found, a finding that challenges the basis for liberal Democrats’ opposition to new export terminals for LNG. The new study has particular significance in light of the Biden administration’s pause on approvals…

Europe’s biggest gas groups are sounding the alarm over President Joe Biden’s pause on new liquefied natural gas exports, warning that the pause could dampen industrial activity, force factory closures, and erode trust between leaders in Brussels and Washington. These groups said they feared supply shortages within the next few years, which would leave them…

Tesla said on Monday that it would lay off more than 10% of its global workforce, a major reduction that comes as the automaker looks to compete with lower-priced offerings from competitors around the world. The decision was announced in a companywide email from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who said the layoffs would enable the…

The Interior Department raised the cost for oil and gas companies to drill on public lands, raising leasing fees and royalty rates for the first time in decades, a move justified as generating more money for taxpayers and ensuring adequate cleanup costs. Interior officials said the final rule is the first update to the oil…

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) asked President Joe Biden on Thursday to ban all sales of Chinese-made electric vehicles in the United States in an effort to align himself with union voters in the Buckeye State as he faces a tough battle for reelection. In the letter to Biden, Brown described the Chinese-made EVs as an “existential…

The Environmental Protection Agency published a final rule Tuesday cracking down on toxic air pollution from chemical and plastics plants, seeking to reduce exposure to two cancer-linked chemical compounds, ethylene oxide and chloroprene, while also giving plant owners slightly more time to comply. Once implemented, EPA officials said, the final rule will achieve a nearly…