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Tuesday, April 08, 2025
At least 36% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come from rural America due to higher-emitting activities, despite the lower population in these areas, according to a new report.
President Donald Trump announced Monday the U.S. will be restoring tariffs on Brazilian and Argentine steel and aluminum, potentially disrupting the recently improving U.S. trade relationships with Brazil.
With solar and wind power systems getting cheaper and coal prices steadily rising, America's rural areas are, often with the help of grants, loans, and tax breaks, getting in step with the global pursuit of renewable power.
Coal mining productivity in the U.S. increased 26 percent over the past five years, while the nation's operating mines have been cut nearly in half during that same time period.
Consistent pricing ensures that natural gas will continue to dominate as the American fuel of choice through the next two years, the Energy Information Agency says.
Natural gas leads an upward trend in fossil fuel production that will continue to break records through 2019, according to Energy Information Administration forecasts.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will continue to consider the country as a whole in making decisions to improve resiliency and reliability in the power sector.
A proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP) received strong support from the Republicans on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW).
The Energy Department’s (DOE’s) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has found high concentrations of rare earth elements (REEs) in coal samples from the Illinois, Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian, Rocky Mountain Coal Basins, and the Pennsylvania Anthracite region.
