Enhanced donations to a North Carolina food bank amidst GOP discussions for reductions
In recent news, energy developments have been making headlines across the country. Here's a brief overview of some key events:
The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that oil and gas producers cannot deduct post-production costs from royalty payments unless such deductions are specifically set out in the lease. This decision could have significant implications for the state's oil and gas industry. (Source: WV News)
In North Carolina, Governor Josh Stein has urged Congress to protect clean energy investments that have led to over 20,000 jobs and $24 billion in investments in the state. The Governor emphasized the importance of these investments for the state's economy and environment. (Source: Goldsboro Daily News)
Residents of Springfield, Massachusetts, are fighting back after rulings to stop a wood-burning power plant were reversed. The community is concerned about the plant's impact on air quality and public health. (Canary)
Louisiana has received nearly $40 billion in investments from various clean energy projects, including solar farms, low-carbon ammonia and hydrogen plants, electric vehicle battery material factories, and more. (Source: Times-Picayune)
The Center for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCCS) is planning to launch a carbon capture and sequestration initiative in Arkansas in 2027. This initiative could help reduce carbon emissions in the state. (Source: Unspecified)
Texas oil and gas officials who backed Trump are growing disenchanted due to tariffs and calls for oil prices to drop below $50 a barrel, which threaten their profits. (Source: Houston Chronicle)
Envision Automotive Energy Supply Co. has paused construction of its South Carolina battery factory due to policy and market uncertainty. (Source: South Carolina Daily Gazette)
Texas is bracing for hurricane season, with concerns about federal support for disaster recovery. (Houston Chronicle)
The federal court has upheld regulators' decision to grant the Mountain Valley Pipeline more time to complete its proposed Southgate spur from Virginia into North Carolina. (Source: E&E News)
Solar manufacturer Qcells has launched a venture to recycle 500,000 solar panels annually at its Georgia factory. (Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A Democratic Louisiana lawmaker has secured funding for a new power station. (Times-Picayune)
The Trump administration has terminated a grant for monitoring air quality in largely Black neighborhoods in Alabama. (Inside Climate News)
The U.S. Navy has signed an agreement with Dominion Energy to consider building a small modular nuclear reactor at a Virginia base, as well as other alternative energy sources such as a solar farm. (Source: WHRO)
The Trump administration has cancelled grants to replace older coke or gas-fueled blast furnaces with electric induction furnaces at two Alabama iron pipe manufacturers. (Inside Climate News)
Texas lawmakers have not taken major action to reform the home insurance industry's rising costs or its pullback from climate-impacted areas. (Houston Chronicle)
Sunnova Energy has laid off 718 workers and one of its subsidiaries has filed for reorganizational bankruptcy. (Source: Houston Chronicle)
An Arkansas company plans to begin injecting captured carbon by 2027 through a carbon capture and sequestration initiative. (Arkansas Business)
North Carolina advocates are worried about the impact of a worse-than-average hurricane season on open-air waste lagoons at industrialized hog farms. (Inside Climate News)
The North Carolina food bank operates a 1 MW solar array, saving $143,000 yearly, but the federal tax credit that enabled the project is under consideration for repeal. (Source: our website)
A handful of Senate Republicans have indicated they'll consider extending the phaseout of clean energy tax credits proposed in the House's "Big, Beautiful Bill." (Canary)
A Chicago-area startup, Sun Metalon, aims to reduce steel industry emissions with an oven-sized box that cleans and melts down waste metal into recyclable pucks. (Canary)
