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- Attacks on Oil and Natural Gas Facilities Could Lead to Much Higher PricesAttacks on oil and natural gas facilities this week could make it much harder for Persian Gulf countries to rebuild and restart production when the war eventually ends.
- An Abandoned Russian Tanker Is Drifting at Sea. Will Anyone Stop It?An attack forced its crew to abandon ship in early March. No country has intervened, despite fears of environmental disaster.
- Oil Begins Flowing Through California Pipeline Under Trump OrderOil had not flowed through the pipeline since a 2015 rupture caused an environmental disaster on California’s Central Coast. It sets up a new fight between the Trump administration and state officials.
- Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz ProblemGeography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.
- U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean EnergyMore solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.
- ‘The Old Game Is Back’: Oil Is a Potent Geopolitical Tool AgainThe war in the Middle East has sent prices soaring, showing how much the world continues to depend on reliable supplies of oil and gas.
- Oil Prices Spike Over $110 a Barrel, Highest Since PandemicThe jump was a sign of growing concern that the war in the Middle East will take a toll on energy supplies.
- Oil Prices Surge Above $100 a Barrel for the First Time in Almost Four YearsThe jump was a sign of growing concern that the war in the Middle East will take a toll on energy supplies. Stock futures fell about 1.5 percent.
- Vulnerable California Republican Darrell Issa Drops Re-election BidThe decisions by Darrell Issa and Kevin Kiley, made newly vulnerable by redistricting, demonstrated the challenges Republicans face in a difficult midterm environment.
- Half of Colorectal Cancer Cases Now Occur in Those Under 65, Study ShowsIt isn’t clear what’s driving the shift, but scientists suspect that environmental exposures may be partially to blame.
- Oil Prices Jump After Iran AttackHow long prices remain high will depend on what the United States, Israel and Iran do next.
- Newsom Heads to Nashville to Promote His Book, and Finds Many Former CaliforniansScores of Californians have moved to Tennessee for its friendlier business environment and conservative politics. On Saturday, the Democratic governor accused of driving them away paid a visit.
- He Was a Climate Activist. One Day, the F.B.I. Came Knocking.As the Trump administration cracks down on climate change activism, members of environmental groups like Extinction Rebellion fear they are being targeted.
- E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate RuleEnvironmental and health groups sued the E.P.A. over its elimination of the endangerment finding. The matter is likely to end up before the Supreme Court.
- E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents ShowSenior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to announce the move on Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.
- Uber Taking Steps to Expand Number of EV Chargers Near Its DriversThe company said it would encourage companies that operated chargers to install them in neighborhoods where its drivers lived and work.
- Manhattan Hospital Ends Medical Treatment for Transgender YouthNYU Langone Health cited the “current regulatory environment” in its decision to discontinue its gender medicine program for minors.
- It’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans. This Year, the Party Might Be a Bit Greener.Carnival can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up.
- Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in CarsManufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at red lights.
- Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early PrizeThe South American country has natural gas that could be extracted and exported quickly, but U.S. sanctions, which are now being eased, have stymied development.
- Six possible effects of Trump's climate policy changeThe announcement on Thursday removes the legal bedrock for much of US environmental legislation.
- Six possible effects of Trump's climate policy changeThe announcement on Thursday removes the legal bedrock for much of US environmental legislation.
- Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public healthThe White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
- Trump Repeals Key Greenhouse Gas Finding, Erasing EPA’s Power to Fight Climate ChangeThe Environmental Protection Agency rejected the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them.
- Ford Will Make a Play for a Different Battery MarketThe company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners.
- Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost JobsFord Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.
- New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los AlamosState environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab.
- Saalumarada Thimmakka Dies; Planted and Nurtured Thousands of TreesBelieved to be 113, she spent decades building an environmental legacy in India, inspired by her grief at being unable to conceive children.
- Energy Bills Have Soared Recently. How Can States Bring Costs Down?Energy experts said that governors and legislatures have tools to keep electricity prices from rising further, and might even be able to lower them.
- Lukoil Gas Station Franchisees Caught in a Fight Between US and RussiaAfter the United States imposed sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil producers, the ripple effects wreaked havoc on business for local franchisees.
- Why the Power May Not Go Out Until After the Storm Has PassedThe steady accumulation of snow and freezing rain and a rise in demand for electricity can cause problems long after the sky clears, energy experts said.
- Storm Poses Big Threats to Power Grids Across U.S.Managers of electric grids say freezing temperatures and ice and snow could lead to power outages in many places, potentially leaving millions in the dark.
- What’s a Human Life Worth? The E.P.A. Says Zero Dollars.The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.
- Edison Files Claims Against Los Angeles County and Others on Eaton FireSouthern California Edison said its equipment most likely started the Eaton fire but asserted that government agencies and other businesses shared liability for the devastation.
- U.S. Refiners to Profit as Trump Asserts Control Over Venezuelan OilThe companies that turn oil into gasoline and diesel are likely to benefit more, right away, than the businesses that pump oil out of the ground.
- Supreme Court to Hear Case on Louisiana’s Eroding CoastLocal governments are suing oil companies over environmental damage. The companies want the suits moved out of state courts, to friendlier venues.
- Trump’s $100 Billion Venezuela Oil Plan Gets a Cool ReceptionPresident Trump met with oil and gas executives on Friday in an effort to push them to invest money in Venezuela, a plan many of them are reluctant to embrace.
- Wary of Investing in Venezuela, Big Oil Heads to the White HouseThe amounts of money, time and political uncertainty trouble executives at large Western oil companies, who plan to meet with President Trump on Friday.
- Oil Firms Say Venezuela Owes Them Billions Over Earlier InvestmentsCompanies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips say that Venezuela owes them billions of dollars for confiscating their assets two decades ago.
- U.S. Details Plan for Venezuela’s Oil Sales After Trump Claims Millions of BarrelsThe Trump administration said it had an agreement with Venezuela’s government, but the country’s state-owned oil company said negotiations were underway.
- Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last?Companies like Kairos Power are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their success is far from assured.
- Trump’s Goals for Reviving Venezuela’s Oil Industry Will Not Come Easily or CheaplyIt will take years and billions in investment to revitalize Venezuela’s oil industry, and energy producers will likely be cautious before stepping in.
- Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35An environmental journalist and child of Caroline Kennedy, she wrote of her struggle with leukemia in The New Yorker in November, drawing worldwide sympathy.
- Meet a U.S. Start-Up Trying to Break China’s Rare-Earth MonopolyCompanies like Phoenix Tailings, which recently began producing metal in New Hampshire, are using new processing methods to compete with Chinese suppliers.
- How a Left-Right Social Media Tiff Pushed Texas to Fund ParksAn unusual partnership between an environmentalist and a Republican megadonor began with a fight on Twitter. It ended up in the creation of a $1 billion state fund to expand Texas park land.
- Trump Tosses Lifelines to the Struggling Coal IndustryThe Energy Department ordered two coal-burning power plants to remain open, and the Environmental Protection Agency gave utilities more time to tackle toxic coal ash.
