Federal officials will need to create an initiative as grand as the United States’ first moon landing to address energy needs in the era of climate change, and leaders remain optimistic it can be done with multiple stakeholders at the local and national levels in upcoming decades.
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Occupational injuries and illness in the natural gas and oil industry are declining, according to a new report from the American Petroleum Institute (API).
API’s Workplace Safety Report showed that injuries are down and occur at a lower rate than the other comparable industries.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an initiative this week to double New York's solar development to 6,000 megawatts (MW) by 2025 and quadruple the state's offshore wind target to 9,000 MW by 2035.
As part of his annual State of the State address, Cuomo unveiled a number of new clean energy goa... Read More »
President Donald Trump signed into law Monday a bill designed to provide greater clarity into the process by which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) develops its budget and recovers its costs through fees.
The legislation – the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) – i... Read More »
Illinois officials seek to expand the use of electric vehicles for their state and initiated a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) to gather more information to help the Illinois Commerce Commission identify issues, potential challenges, and opportunities in EV deployment.
The electrification of the transpo... Read More »
New Jersey regulators are evaluating bids from three offshore wind producers that will get the state on the road to meeting its ambitious goal of having 3,500 megawatts (MW) of capacity up and whirling away in the next 10 years.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) is expected to issu... Read More »
Entergy Corp. completed last week the sale of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station to subsidiaries of NorthStar Group Services, which will decommission the site.
The sale is a first-of-its-kind in that ownership and license is transferred to a company that will decommission it and perform sit... Read More »
PG&E Corporation filed today a 15-day advance notice that it and its wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Gas and Electric Company intend to file petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on or about Jan. 29.
The company expects that the Chapter 11 process will enable the co... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy will grant up to $88 million for two separate research and development initiatives to enhance technologies for oil and natural gas recovery.
Proved reserves of U.S. crude oil and natural gas reached a record high of 39.2 billion barr... Read More »
The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently assessed the nation's energy status during the organization's ninth annual State of American Energy address.
More than 400 government, labor and industry leaders on America’s economic leadership were in attendance. During the address, API Presiden... Read More »