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May 19, 2022 at 9:55 am

House passes bill to crack down on gasoline ‘price gouging’ VIEW

A closely divided House has approved legislation to crack down on alleged price gouging by oil companies as prices at the pump continue to soar.

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May 12, 2022 at 8:50 am

Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska

The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska.

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May 11, 2022 at 2:07 pm

Raimondo: Inquiry on solar imports follows the law

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pushed back forcefully Wednesday against critics — including some within the Biden administration — who say a government investigation of solar...

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FILE – In this March 10, 2020, file photo Interior Secretary David Bernhardt testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the FY’21 budget in Washington. Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Bernhardt, a Trump administration Interior secretary, engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get a crucial permit for a housing project. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) WX102 WX102

May 11, 2022 at 10:58 am

Democrats seek criminal charges against Trump Interior head

The criminal referral says David Bernhardt improperly pushed for approval of a project by Arizona developer Michael Ingram, a GOP donor and Trump backer.

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May 5, 2022 at 10:04 am

Biden to crack down on polluters in poor, minority areas

The Biden administration has announced a wide-ranging enforcement strategy aimed at holding industrial polluters accountable for damage done to poor and minority communities.

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May 2, 2022 at 12:40 pm

Energy chief Granholm touts $3B plan to boost EV batteries

The Biden administration has announced $3.1 billion in funding to U.S. companies that make and recycle lithium-ion batteries.

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Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., right, speaks about prescription drug prices during a news conference with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., left, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Behind Masto is Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP, center, and Bill Kramer, Executive Director for Health Policy at the Purchaser Business Group on Health, at back left. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) DCJM103 DCJM103

April 30, 2022 at 5:33 pm

Biden order to boost mining may not have quick payoff VIEW

President Joe Biden is turning to a Cold War-era law to boost production of lithium and other minerals used to power electric vehicles.

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April 28, 2022 at 11:42 am

Top Democrats push for federal crackdown on high gas prices

Democratic leaders have announced an effort to give the Federal Trade Commission increased authority to crack down on oil and gas companies that engage in...

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April 27, 2022 at 2:26 pm

Energy Dept OKs expanded LNG exports from Texas, Louisiana

The Energy Department has authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from planned terminals in Texas and Louisiana.

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FILE – Manager Nick Reynoza holds a 100-watt incandescent light bulb at Royal Lighting in Los Angeles, Jan. 21, 2011. The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs, speeding an ongoing trend toward more efficient lighting that officials say will save households, schools and businesses billion of dollars a year. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) WX101

April 26, 2022 at 10:10 am

Trump tried to save the old-fashioned light bulb; Biden is killing it

The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs. The switch is projected to save Americans $3 billion a year on energy bills.

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