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News Articles: Energy

Plant Vogtle

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  • Energy

COVID-19 Is Delaying Project Milestones At Plant Vogtle

Georgia Power is putting off some of this year’s milestones in the construction schedule for the nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 12, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
The drilling rig Polar Pioneer outfits for Arctic oil exploration in 2015. A proposed rule from the Trump administration would force banks to offer financing to oil companies, gun-makers and high-cost payday lenders, even if the banks don't want to.

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  • National

Trump Regulator's Rule Would Force Banks To Lend To Gun-Makers And Oil Drillers

The Trump administration is trying to force banks to make loans to gun-makers and to finance payday lenders. Critics call the move bizarre. It's opposed by watchdog groups and banks.

January 11, 2021
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By:
  • Chris Arnold
Caribou graze on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Trump administration has held the first oil lease sale in the refuge.

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  • Energy

Major Oil Companies Take A Pass On Controversial Lease Sale In Arctic Refuge

After a three-year push by the Trump administration, almost no oil companies offered bids. Analysts point to controversy, low oil prices and an incoming administration that opposes drilling.

January 06, 2021
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By:
  • Tegan Hanlon and
  • Nat Herz
Lauren "Bubba" McDonald

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  • Politics

McDonald reelected to Georgia Public Service Commission

Veteran Georgia Public Service Commissioner Lauren “Bubba” McDonald withstood a challenge from Democrat Daniel Blackman Tuesday, winning reelection to a six-year term.

January 06, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Hurricane Laura sends large waves crashing on a beach in Cameron, La., on Aug. 26 as an offshore oil rig appears in the distance. The most active hurricane season on record was just one of many challenges facing the oil industry this year — aside from the attention-grabbing crisis of the pandemic.

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  • Business

It Wasn't Just The Pandemic: Oil's Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Year

The coronavirus-induced collapse in oil demand stole all the headlines. But oil companies faced a myriad of other woes, too, from hurricanes to itchy investors — and, of course, climate change.

January 03, 2021
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
A polar bear with cubs in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 2014.

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  • Energy

After Decades-Long Push, It's Not Clear Who Will Bid In Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Sale

There's little solid data on how much oil is under the refuge, and lawsuits and market forces could dampen industry interest. Any leases would also face opposition from a Biden administration.

January 01, 2021
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By:
  • Tegan Hanlon
Vanessa Keegan, her boyfriend and 3-year-old son live a block from where rail cars will carry liquefied natural gas to an export facility on the Delaware River.

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  • National

'That Terrifies Me': Trump Rule Allows Natural Gas Transport By Rail In Dense Areas

Fifteen states are challenging the decision, arguing that the risk of explosion puts lives in danger. For one project, highly flammable gas will travel 200 miles through a busy East Coast corridor.

December 30, 2020
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By:
  • Susan Phillips
Inside of the Blue Ice Drill tent, drillers Tanner Kuhl (left) and Elizabeth Morton (right) work with graduate students Austin Carter, Jacob Morgan and postdoctoral fellow Sarah Shackleton in Antarctica in 2019.

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  • Science

Scientists Have Found Some Truly Ancient Ice, But Now They Want Ice That's Even Older

Ice is usually ephemeral; it doesn't last that long before melting. But some ice on our planet has stayed frozen for millions of years, according to scientists on a quest to find the oldest ice.

December 26, 2020
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Air conditioners on display in Baghdad. Congress' coronavirus relief package will also reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, putting the U.S. in line with an international agreement to fight climate change.

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  • Energy

Climate Action For Christmas? Omnibus Bill Includes Biggest Policy Shift In Years

Congress has long struggled to pass new laws addressing climate change, even ones with bipartisan support. But the end-of-year spending package includes an energy bill with major climate measures.

December 22, 2020
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske and
  • Jeff Brady
Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., delivers remarks after being introduced as President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be the next secretary of interior.

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  • Politics

Biden Unveils His Climate Team, Promising To Fight 'With The Urgency It Demands'

President-elect Joe Biden says the people he has selected will lead his administration's "ambitious plan to address the existential threat of our time, climate change."

December 20, 2020
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By:
  • Juana Summers and
  • Alana Wise
Rep. Deb Haaland would be the country's first Native American Cabinet secretary. She opposed many Trump environmental rollbacks on public lands and considers climate change "the challenge of our lifetime."

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  • Politics

In Historic Move, Biden To Pick Native American Rep. Haaland As Interior Secretary

Deb Haaland would be the first Native American Cabinet secretary. She opposed many Trump environmental rollbacks and considers climate change "the challenge of our lifetime."

December 18, 2020
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By:
  • Nathan Rott
Then-Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy speaks during a 2015 signing ceremony for an air quality agreement as then-Secretary of State John Kerry looks on. The two will be back together working on climate issues in the Biden administration.

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  • Politics

With Biden's Boost, 2 Obama Veterans Are 'Ready To Run' Climate Efforts

The Biden administration will view climate change as an urgent crisis, and two former Obama Cabinet officials from Massachusetts will be key to taking on the challenge.

December 18, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Detrow
While on the campaign trail, President Trump, seen here on the South Lawn of the White House in June, frequently bemoaned what he viewed as insufficient water pressure of devices like showerheads.

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  • Politics

Trump Bemoaned Water Pressure. Now His Administration Has Eased Standards

The Trump administration said the two new rules are a victory for Americans' "quality of life," but environmental advocates say the changes will waste water and drive up utility bills.

December 17, 2020
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Brenda Mallory to lead his Environmental Quality Council.

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  • News

Biden To Nominate Brenda Mallory To Run Council On Environmental Quality

Mallory, an Obama veteran, would take the helm at a White House office where she worked as former general counsel. The CEQ is seen as critical to address climate change and environmental equity.

December 17, 2020
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By:
  • Neela Banerjee and
  • Rebecca Hersher
Plant Vogtle

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  • Energy

Billion Dollar Plant Vogtle Tab Could Be On The Line With PSC Runoff

Georgia Power’s overdue and over-budget Plant Vogtle nuclear plant expansion served as a handy punching bag for the challenger in a Tuesday debate as he took on a veteran of utility regulation ahead of the state’s Jan. 5 runoff election.

Georgia’s twin U.S. Senate contests are consuming most of the country’s political attention now that the presidential contest is finally decided in favor of President-elect Joe Biden.

December 16, 2020
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  • Stanley Dunlap
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