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News · KS
Political spending is drawing attention to Kansas as the national Senate map moves toward Republicans despite worsening conditions for the GOP.
News · MN
The attorney general warns that Google’s proposed Pine Island data center could lead to higher Xcel Energy rates.
News · VA
Virginia’s governor has announced plans aimed at addressing high energy costs, putting affordability on the state policy agenda.
News · CA
A new state law will let residents install small solar systems without utility approval, subject to safety and certification rules.
News · MI
Michigan is asking a court to review the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to roll back federal pollution limits.
News · CA
AB 2313 creates a voluntary electrification incentive when a home’s gas service line is due for replacement.
News · MS
A young district attorney is urging Democratic officials and donors to compete for Mississippi voters despite the party’s long Senate drought.
News · AZ
Campaign signs, statewide television ads and U.S. House debates are putting water before Arizona voters.
News · WV
West Virginia’s restriction conflicts with a federal program that treats nuclear waste management as a central responsibility.
News · OK
The push for a nuclear waste facility raises questions about its site, design, oversight and environmental effects.
News · NM
The acting governor signed executive orders addressing New Mexico’s response to flooding.
News · AK
Trump put planned South Korean investment in U.S. projects at about billion, while Seoul remained guarded on an Alaska pipeline.
News · WV
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced a statewide rollout of rebates aimed at helping residents make energy-saving home upgrades.
News · IL
More than a year after the first-of-its-kind law was signed, Illinois has made little progress toward a required December report.
News · MN
Minnesota requires hyperscale data centers to cover certain power costs, while 22 local governments have paused new projects.
News · IL
Illinois broke new ground with a climate migration law, but the state’s follow-through has since languished.
News · VA
West Virginia has announced a statewide rebate program focused on household energy expenses.
News · IL
Illinois enacted the nation’s first climate migration law, but the state’s follow-through has stalled.
News · US
Commissioners approved a one-year moratorium while the county reviews environmental, noise and utility concerns tied to large facilities.
News · US
Trump said revised fuel economy standards eliminate a Biden-era policy designed to move automakers toward electric vehicles.
News · US
Pollsters and independent handicappers say several current measures point to a favorable midterm environment for Democrats.
News · US
The estimate assumes more than 300 lawsuits and several climate measures all succeed, raising costs that energy companies pass to consumers.
News · US
A new policy argument urges action before the midterms but does not identify which energy rules should end.
News · VA
The governor signed an order on state secrecy agreements and proposed broader rules on local approvals, environmental standards and energy costs.
News · US
An organizer challenged The Nature Conservancy over military emissions and environmental damage during an event in New York City.
News · WI
Emergency response and property damage account for most of Enbridge’s estimated costs from the August leak in Iron County.
News · VA
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said states should take a greater role in regulating A.I. data centers.
News · US
Executive Order 14428 was signed Sept. 16, 2026, and published in the Federal Register five days later.
News · US
The national diesel average rose 42 cents in one week as energy costs weighed on the economic mood before the midterms.
News · VA
Dominion changed parts of its proposed merger with NextEra as Spanberger and other lawmakers scrutinize the transaction.