Energy & Environment
Supreme Court: Can Local Courts Shake Down Big Oil?
Boulder County's climate lawsuit could open the floodgates for copycat suits — and your energy bill pays the tab.
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Fuel, power, and the cost of climate policy.
Energy & Environment covers what it costs to heat a house, fill a tank, and keep the lights on: drilling and pipelines, refineries and LNG, grid reliability, EPA rulemaking, EV and appliance mandates, and the climate policy behind utility bills. Every story lists the outlets and filings it was built from.
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Supreme Court to Rule on Local Climate Shakedowns of Oil Companies
Boulder's climate suit could greenlight 30+ copycat cases—and working families will foot the bill either way.
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Rock Falls in Hawaii. Your Power Bill Still Climbs.
A 550-year-old arch collapsed. The press covered that. Your failing grid? Crickets.
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U.S. Rig Count Drops to 598 as Gas Drilling Slips, Threatening Winter Bills
Gas rigs lead the weekly drop as administration policies keep squeezing domestic energy—and your heating bill.
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G7 Raids 100M Barrels From Oil Reserves to Mask Energy Failure
A one-day global supply band-aid that won't fix the production crisis politicians created.
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G7 Drains 100M Barrels From Reserves While US Production Stays Chained
Trump pushed Europe to release emergency diesel stockpiles, but Americans still pay record prices while domestic output stays throttled by the same policies that created the crisis.
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Patriot Missiles Shield Saudi Oil While You Pay at the Pump
Washington ships Patriot batteries to shield Saudi and Qatari energy sites as escalation threatens working-family wallets.
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Record Swiss Glacier Melt — And the Climate Policies You're Paying For
Alpine ice loss hits new highs; the real question is who picks up the tab for the climate policies sold on that alarm.
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FTC Chases AI Hypotheticals While Data Centers Drain Your Grid
The agency hunts rogue-agent risks as Big Tech's energy binge drives up utility bills for working Americans.
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Oil Workers Hit Record Output, Face Growing Lawsuit Machine
Production rises two straight quarters, but an academic-industrial complex is building the case to sue energy workers for decades.
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Senate Dems Kill AI Energy Shield, Stock Ban Same Day
Schumer calls both 'frauds' as Senate Dems block an AI ratepayer shield and a congressional stock ban, then leave for a month-long recess.
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White House Begs Europe for Diesel While Choking U.S. Production
The administration would rather beg Europe for diesel reserves than unleash American energy—even as Europe ditches its own green mandates to survive the winter.
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Ford Begs Feds to Block Chinese EVs While Cutting Beijing Deals
Ford demands Washington block Chinese EVs while cutting deals with Beijing—and the White House chases Russian energy instead of unleashing American production.
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Diesel Prices Nearly Double, New Mexico Schools Beg for Bus Cash
The war on American energy doesn't just hit the pump — it hits the school bus fleet.
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Alito Recuses From Climate Case After Years of Left-Wing Pressure
The justice reversed himself with no explanation one week before oral arguments — and energy workers may foot the bill.
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Data Center Crowd Drowns Out Protesters With 'USA' Chants
Big Tech allies cheer grid-draining infrastructure while working Americans foot the bill.
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NJ Nor'easter Puts the Grid Ratepayers Pay For to the Test
Emergency declared across eight counties — while ratepayers footing the bill for the 'energy transition' wonder if the lights stay on.
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Foreign Saboteurs Target Texas Energy as Railroad Commission Race Heats Up
The obscure board that controls Texas oil and gas faces foreign sabotage and a contested election — with no debates before ballots drop.
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Google Quietly Doubles India AI Hub to 2.51GW While US Grid Buckles Under Green Mandates
Big Tech builds the power infrastructure American regulators won't allow — just not on American soil.
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Hurricane Nolo Hammers Hawaii: Third Storm in Two Months
Americans still reeling from Lala face life-threatening floods as recovery drags on for years.
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Texas Locks 2026 Energy Tax Rules While Feds Stall on Gulf Leases
Texas delivers certainty for gas producers while Washington's offshore leasing crawl leaves American energy workers waiting.
September 25, 2026
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Trump's Diesel Export Limits: Price Relief, Not Biden's Green Agenda
Price-pressure populism isn't climate ideology. The press can't tell the difference — but your wallet can.
September 25, 2026
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Nor'easter Tests Northeast Grid That Rate Hikes Failed to Fix
Rate hikes were supposed to fix the grid. Instead, officials tell millions to grab flashlights and hope.
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Iran Gives US 5 Days on Hormuz as Oil Hits $107, Americans Pay
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