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Conservation Named a Top Priority in Final Public Lands Rule

Conservation is now defined as a “use” of public land in a rule the Interior Department finalized Thursday—a move widely expected to be challenged in court because Western states with oil, gas, and mineral resources fear it will stifle drilling and mining.

EPA Issues New Policy to Sync Up Civil, Criminal Enforcement

The EPA has issued a new internal policy that could have a dramatic effect on whether enforcement cases are pursued as civil or criminal matters, and how easily that decision can change in midstream.

Biden Vehicle Emissions Rule Draws Lawsuit From State Coalition

The Biden administration’s final emissions rule for cars will force an unrealistic transition to electric vehicles, according to a petition for review filed Thursday by a troop of Republican-led states.

Siemens Energy Among Recipients of $2 Billion Green Tax Credits

Renewable energy company Siemens Energy Inc. and Danish electrolyzer manufacturer Topsoe A/S are among dozens of recipients of around $2 billion in clean energy tax credits set to be announced Friday by the Biden administration.

Energy Officials Mull Price Aid to Slumping Critical Materials

The Biden administration is weighing ways to support the market for critical materials such as copper, nickel, silicon and electrical steel, as the industry faces price pressures and outsize influence from China.

Rare Toads or Clean Energy? An Environmental Law Fight in Nevada

In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.

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Europe’s Top LNG Plant Operator Wants to Move Into Ammonia, CO2

Enagas SA, Europe’s largest LNG terminals operator, is planning to enter the business of processing ammonia and CO2, as it seeks to gradually diversify away from natural gas distribution and into markets that will gain importance with the energy transition.

Biden Thwarts Oil Drilling Across Alaska’s Petroleum Reserve

The Biden administration on Friday finalized a plan to prevent oil development across more than half of the US government’s mammoth petroleum reserve in Alaska and set the stage to block road construction essential to opening a copper mine in the state.

California Sees Two More Property Insurers Exit From Market

California’s already strained property insurance market is facing a new challenge as two more insurers, Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co., plan to withdraw from the wildfire-prone state entirely starting in July.

Clean Hydrogen’s Best Bet May Be a Rainforest State in Borneo

The oil-rich Malaysian state of Sarawak in Borneo is aiming to transform itself into a center for clean hydrogen energy, betting that its ability to harness an abundance of hydropower can help it defy challenges that are <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/stories/S0UWXXDWX2PS","_id":"0000018e-f33b-d583-afbf-f3ffa6510002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">clouding the fuel’s prospects elsewhere.

LS Power Is Said to Seek Sale of Group of Gas-Fired Plants

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California Fights to Keep Insurers Despite Fire Risk

How a Rare Toad Species Stopped a Clean Energy Project

Climate Change Fuels Texas Boom Towns' Water Worries

Insurers Sue Their Own Clients to Dodge PFAS Claims

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