Energy & Fuel

Trump Nuclear Deal Could Let Saudis Enrich Fuel, Make Bombs

"U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons."

Source: New York Times, 07/23/2026

Trump Threatens National Academies With Debarment. Here’s What It Is.

"The oil industry and its allies gained a major supporter in their yearslong effort to derail climate science programs at the National Academies: the president of the United States."

Source: E&E News, 07/22/2026

U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency Just as Prices Are Rising

"The Trump administration is dismantling a wide array of federal energy-efficiency programs at the same time that war in Iran is raising oil prices, climate change is fueling record heat that is driving up demand for air conditioning and new data centers are straining America’s electricity supply."

Source: New York Times, 07/22/2026

"EPA Violated Key Soot Standard in Clean Air Act, Court Rules"

"In what many environmental organizations are touting as a victory, a federal judge last week ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Clean Air Act by failing to meet its legal deadline to identify areas failing to meet its 2024 particulate matter standard."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/22/2026

California Restricts Utility Shutoffs As Dangerous Heat Spreads

"California bars utilities from cutting off power to customers who fall behind on their bills when it’s dangerously hot outside – a basic safety protection. Losing power in some rural areas can also mean losing water, and in cities, having no way to cool down can be dangerous, even deadly, when hot weather spans several days."

Source: CalMatters, 07/21/2026

BLM Plans To Open 2,800 Acres Of Ohio’s Wayne Natl. Forest To Fracking

"The U.S. Bureau of Land Management scheduled a September 2026 lease sale for 2,800 acres of Wayne National Forest, a preserve long sought by the oil and gas industry. This could mean fracking Ohio’s only national forest for the first time."

Source: Signal Ohio, 07/21/2026

"‘A Better Way To Be Relevant’: Greens Embrace Data Center Fight"

"The nation’s biggest green groups have joined the fray over data centers — and they’re starting to notch some victories after 18 months of stinging environmental setbacks under the Trump administration."

Source: E&E News, 07/21/2026

Trump Attacks Top US Scientific Body Over Climate Chapter in Manual

"The president joined Republican officials who slammed the National Academies of Sciences for a chapter about climate science in an educational guide for judges."

Source: New York Times, 07/21/2026

Colo. Cut $11.4M in Penalties for Oil Firms Filing Fake Cleanup Data

"After a nearly two-year inquiry, Colorado’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) approved deals allowing firms owned by its largest oil and gas companies to avoid the majority of assessed penalties for falsified data submitted by their contractors."

Source: DeSmog, 07/20/2026

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