Energy & Fuel

States, Orsted Sue Trump BOEM For Halting New England Offshore Wind Farm

"Connecticut, Rhode Island and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states said Thursday that they’re suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project."

Source: AP, 09/05/2025

"Dem NRC Members Warn They Could Be Fired Over Safety Decisions"

"Democratic members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told lawmakers Wednesday that it’s a possibility they could be fired by President Donald Trump at any moment for their regulatory decisions, while questioning recent White House executive orders to accelerate reactor design approvals."

Source: E&E News, 09/04/2025

Explosion at La. Oil Plant Leaves Black Community Coated in Toxic Fallout

"As oily rain fell on Roseland, where 90% of kids live in poverty, the Trump administration is considering gutting chemical-disaster safeguards."

Source: Capital B, 09/04/2025

Despite Trump's Brags, New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells

"Hakim Dermish moved to the small South Texas town of Catarina in 2002 in search of a rural lifestyle on a budget. The property where he lived with his wife didn’t have electricity or sewer lines at first, but that didn’t bother him."

Source: ICN/ProPublica, 09/04/2025

"White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind"

"The White House has taken the extraordinary step of instructing a half-dozen agencies to draft plans to thwart the country’s offshore wind industry as it intensifies its governmentwide attack on a source of renewable energy that President Trump has criticized as ugly, expensive and inefficient."

Source: NYTimes, 09/04/2025

Trump DOT Cancels $679 Million For Offshore Wind Projects As Industry Reels

"The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry."

Source: AP, 09/02/2025

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