U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change
To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”
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Ontario says it will slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricity
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Kristi Noem says she will use "every single one" of "extensive" authorities as DHS secretary
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Climate Change Made South Sudan Heat Wave More Likely, Study Finds
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Enemies no more? How Russia's rhetoric about the US is changing
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How federal lands can be used to ease the housing crisis
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Trump’s energy chief says US shale can ‘drill, baby, drill’ at low oil price
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The Biggest US Banks Have All Backed Out of a Commitment to Reach Net Zero
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Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico rebound this year
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What the War on California’s Water Is Really About
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Changing US law keeps victims’ families – and people on death row – waiting decades for closure
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Boosted defence spending will come at cost of manifesto pledges
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Climate United Sues E.P.A. Over Frozen $20 Billion
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US, Ukrainian officials to meet for 1st time since Oval Office clash
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Marco Rubio: one-time Russia hawk makes stunning U-turn under Trump
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