Author: Breanne Deppisch

The Biden administration is slated to grant a request from Midwestern state leaders to allow the year-round sale of higher blends of ethanol in gasoline beginning in 2025, a decision likely to be met with mixed reactions from the states, which had pushed for the expansion but not the delayed start date. The action, reported…

Tesla recalled more than two million electric vehicles nationwide Friday after federal officials deemed the vehicles’ warning lights unsafe for drivers. It is the latest in a string of setbacks for Tesla, which has had to defend the safety of its driver assistance technology and Autopilot mode. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the…

President Joe Biden’s pause on approvals for pending liquefied natural gas export terminals Friday was met with deeply divided responses, earning praise from Democrats and environmental groups while sparking fierce backlash from Republicans and industry groups. Biden, for his part, said in a statement that the pause “sees the climate crisis for what it is:…

The Biden administration on Friday initiated a pause on how it assesses U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to nonfree trade agreement countries, an announcement that comes amid mounting political pressure from environmental groups and Democrats in Congress to consider potential climate impacts of such projects. The pause will give the administration time to update its…

The Biden administration is reportedly pushing back its planned decision on the Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana, delaying approval of what would be the nation’s largest LNG export hub in response to new concerns raised by environmental groups and some Democrats.  The White House ordered the Department of Energy to expand…

Ford Motors said Friday it will slash the number of workers at its Rouge electric vehicle factory in Dearborn, Michigan, as part of plans to reduce the production of its electric F-150 to better reflect consumer demand. Though Ford said Friday it expects “further growth” for its EVs in 2024, including for its F-150 Lightning,…

The Biden administration expanded its proposed solar development plan for public lands in the West on Wednesday, a step officials said is crucial to delivering on President Joe Biden’s goal of reaching a 100% emissions-free power grid by 2035. The new proposal is an update to the Bureau of Land Management’s 2012 Western Solar Plan.…

British oil major Shell indefinitely suspended all its shipments through the Red Sea on Tuesday, following in the steps of other shipping giants who have paused or rerouted operations away from the Suez Canal amid strikes by Houthi militants. Shell’s decision, reported by the Wall Street Journal, cites unnamed individuals who said the decision was…

Oil prices jumped past $80 per barrel Friday for the first time this year as violence in the Red Sea prompted more vessels to change course and sparked new fears of broader disruption. Prices for international benchmark Brent crude and U.S.-based West Texas Intermediate each jumped by more than 4%, rising as high as $80.57 per…

Russia is shipping more crude oil and record-high levels of natural gas to China as the new year begins and as Moscow scrambles to replace buyers lost because of U.S.-led efforts to reduce its war funding through sanctions. The rerouting of oil and gas supplies comes in part as India, the biggest buyer of seaborne…