Energy & Fuel

"EPA’s Power Plant Repeal Could Leave Some Rules In Place"

"EPA’s efforts to undo Biden-era climate rules for power plants could get a major overhaul before they clear White House review, according to some insiders watching the process."

Source: E&E News, 05/29/2026

"Water Shortages Worsen Across Cuba As Oil Supplies Dwindle"

"Nearly 3 million Cubans experience water shortages every day because of a severe oil shortage that government officials blame on a U.S. energy blockade, authorities said late Wednesday during a roundtable discussion regarding the impact of the ongoing blockade."

Source: AP, 05/29/2026

"Residents Wrangle Over Transmission Line Proposal for Rural Virginia"

"GOOCHLAND, Va.—Deborah Blackburn leaned on her cane in a line to enter the Central High Cultural and Educational Complex, angst-ridden over a giant transmission line proposal for reasons that are common refrains here: It’s all to benefit data centers in Northern Virginia, and it will disrupt the rural character here outside Richmond."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/28/2026
June 4, 2026

Webinar: The Environmental Cost of War — Accounting for Conflict's Hidden Emissions

​Join us for a live webinar during Toronto Climate Week in partnership with the University of Toronto's MSc in Sustainability Management program. ​Together, we'll examine how military emissions are excluded from global accounting, what that means for Canada's climate commitments, and what it would take to change it.

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"U.S. Seeks to Give Weapons-Grade Plutonium to Start-Ups for Fuel"

"The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to companies that want to convert the dangerous material into fuel for nuclear power plants. The plan has generated debate and some unease among nonproliferation experts."

Source: New York Times, 05/27/2026

UN Affirms Responsibility To Mitigate Climate Change; US Votes Against

"The United Nations voted this week to affirm that countries have a responsibility to protect people from climate change, while the U.S. was one of a handful of member states to vote against the resolution."

Source: The Hill, 05/26/2026

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