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Former government officials say the state isn’t doing enough to regulate fracking waste, even as new research shows it’s far more radioactive than previously known.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a final environmental impact report Friday recommending that oil keep flowing through the controversial pipeline.

In a year shaped by Trump's return to the White House, the new administration touted "energy dominance" and protesters threw eggs at "swasticars."

A House-passed bill aimed at speeding approvals of energy projects includes language that wind and solar supporters call unacceptable. Now it goes to the Senate.
The president’s swift destruction of regulations in his first year could help him make lasting changes, with the Supreme Court’s help.
A new study finds that repression of environmental protest is rising worldwide and Indigenous land defenders face the greatest risk.
A court filing by a group with deep ties to the pipeline company Energy Transfer raises questions about the growing use of amicus briefs in litigation.

The new rules, which will take effect in 2028, aim to cut emissions by 75% by 2035.

More than a decade after regulators promised to improve reporting standards for this waste, an Inside Climate News investigation found huge discrepancies in state records.
The Trump administration has ordered Washington’s last coal-fired power station to continue burning coal, just weeks before it was scheduled to shut down and convert to natural gas fuel.
In neighbouring Alberta, government scientists are producing peer-reviewed studies on the impacts of coal mining. Why isn’t B.C.?
Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants.
If enacted, the bill’s measures would significantly curtail the scope and timelines for the federal environmental review process.
The secretary has moved aggressively, reorganizing the department and bolstering fossil fuels while trying to tackle artificial intelligence’s energy

India’s Parliament has approved new legislation to open the civil nuclear power sector to private companies.

In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under President Trump. But what even are they?

The lifeblood of the West is drying up — and scrambling state and local politics.
Since his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump has directed the Energy Department to clear the way for new nuclear development. 
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