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News · NV
Rep. Dina Titus wants separate environmental and public reviews before data centers can use existing permits on federal public land.
News · MT
The lawsuit concerns cleanup expenses connected to a former oil refinery site in Billings.
News · OR
The measure was presented as a way to reduce Americans’ energy costs but did not advance after a Democrat blocked it.
News · OR
A federal judge found Oregon’s recycling law does not violate interstate-commerce or due-process protections.
News · WA
The justices ruled that Initiative 2066 improperly combined four separate subjects and must be invalidated in full.
News · NC
At a Gastonia rally for Michael Whatley, Trump criticized Roy Cooper over public safety and Hurricane Helene.
News · AL
The state used lethal injection three months after a federal judge blocked Lee’s planned execution with nitrogen gas.
News · VA
Dominion changed parts of its proposed merger with NextEra as Spanberger and other lawmakers scrutinize the transaction.
News · OK
The measure would have states consider safeguards intended to keep major electricity-grid upgrade costs from other utility customers.
News · AK
Six of Rep. Nick Begich’s 14 House-passed bills became law, with measures covering Native lands, veterans and federal benefits.
News · ME
The House approved Chellie Pingree’s measure aimed at reducing diesel pollution and protecting Maine families.
News · CA
The vote challenges California’s attempt to regulate emissions from ships, with further procedural steps determining the rules’ status.
News · IA
With Iowa diesel above a gallon, Josh Turek is proposing federal tax and reserve steps while Ashley Hinson emphasizes biofuels and U.S. production.
News · WI
David Crowley says repealing the state’s minimum markup law would lower fuel prices and blames federal policies backed by Tom Tiffany for rising costs.
News · OK
Parties in the 21-year-old pollution lawsuit have until Sept. 30 to explain why the judge should consider their proposed settlement.
News · AK
The 2021 letter praised President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 policies and called on Congress to pursue 100% clean energy.
News · WY
Wyoming’s governor welcomed the Trump administration’s move to repeal federal limits on planet-warming power plant emissions.
News · WA
The USS George Washington is deployed in the Middle East as U.S. forces prepare for possible combat involving Iran and allied groups.