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National Environmental Policy Act: An Obstacle to Affordable and Reliable Energy

One of the most far-reaching examples is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Its drafters intended a modest law ...
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Oil Prices Reached Over $100 a Barrel Due to Strikes in the Middle East

Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, traded around $103 on October 9 after oil tankers were struck near Qatar ...
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U.S. Signs a Mining Agreement with Nigeria

Nigeria and the United States signed an agreement on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on September 24 ...
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Massachusetts Governor Healey Declares an ‘Energy Emergency’ As Election Day Nears

Less than a month before Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey faces reelection, she has called for an energy emergency, ...
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Europe Is a Huge Outlet for Chinese Manufacturing Overcapacity

Europe’s climate goals and its drive to reach net zero carbon, independent of progress elsewhere, have created a market ...
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U.S. Midwest Refiners Need Expanded Infrastructure to Move Their Surplus Capacity to Markets

U.S. Midwest refiners have large refineries that produce more gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel than the regional market can ...
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Trump Touts $54 Billion South Korea Investment in Alaska LNG

President Donald Trump announced a $54 billion South Korean investment in the Alaska LNG project, which would carry North ...
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SCOTUS Begins Hearing Arguments in Suncor v. Boulder County

This week, the Supreme Court began its new term by hearing arguments in Suncor v. Boulder County, a climate lawsuit. This is not the first state-level climate lawsuit to reach the Supreme Court, but ...