Energy & Fuel

Mexico’s Push For US Natural Gas Sparks Community Opposition

"The sun has set and the clouds are washed in purple as Mauricio Contreras and his daughter Eunices head out to fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Eunices casts the heavy net for snapper, pollock or cabrilla while her father pilots their small boat."

Source: AP, 02/05/2026

"Energy Star Has Emerged Stronger After Trump's EPA Tried To End It"

"The Trump administration tried to end the government's Energy Star program last year, but now Congress has passed — and President Trump has signed into law — bipartisan budget legislation that has the potential to strengthen the energy efficiency program by giving it dedicated funding."

Source: NPR, 02/05/2026

NYC Congestion Pricing Improves Air Quality, but Trump Threatens Its Future

"A toll program in New York City has resulted in environmental gains across all five boroughs. The Trump administration is seeking to end it."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/04/2026

"What One Year Of Trump’s Climate Censorship Reveals"

"President Donald Trump has gone beyond policy overhauls to fundamentally alter the way the government talks about climate change and the environment, limiting or outright deleting countervailing language and evidence during the first year of his second term in office."

Source: Context, 02/04/2026

Experts Call Omaha Coal Plant Clean Bill Of Health Misleading

"On paper, the public power district serving much of eastern Nebraska has been trying to quit coal at its North Omaha plant since 2014. That June, its board voted to retire three of the plant’s five coal units in 2016 and convert the final two to natural gas in 2023."

Source: Flatwater Free Press, 02/03/2026

"Feds Greenlight $2B Renewable Energy Project On Yakama Nation Sacred Site"

"Federal energy regulators last Thursday greenlit a roughly $2 billion renewable energy megaproject on a Yakama Nation sacred site overlooking the Columbia River in Klickitat County."

Source: Washington State Standard, 02/03/2026

"Undoing Utah National Monument Protections Risks Legal Chaos"

"Republicans have a clear path to open national monuments to mining and fossil fuels by tossing out Biden-era conservation plans, but legal analysts say such a move would risk legal chaos."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/03/2026

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