Energy & Fuel

July 7, 2025

CGEP Book Talk — Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy

Join "Powerless" author/co-director of the CGEP Energy Opportunity Lab Diana Hernández for a talk on the book’s major findings, the structural drivers of energy inequity and the bold, actionable policies needed to make safe, affordable energy a reality for all. 6 p.m. in Washington, DC.

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"Electricity Prices Are Surging. The GOP Megabill Could Push Them Higher."

"The cost of electricity is rising across the country, forcing Americans to pay more on their monthly bills and squeezing manufacturers and small businesses that rely on cheap power. And some of President Trump’s policies risk making things worse, despite his promises to slash energy prices, companies and researchers say."

Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2025

"Trump Approves Expansion of Scandal-Hit Coal Mine"

"The Trump administration on Friday greenlighted the expansion of a scandal-hit underground coal mine in Montana, one of the nation’s largest, cutting short a federal environmental review and putting into action a key element of President Trump’s plan to revive America’s coal industry."

Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2025

Battle Over Gas Power Facility Generates Months-Long Investigation

A private social media message piqued Arizona Republic reporter Joan Meiners’ interest in rural retirees’ efforts to block construction of a gas-fired peaker plant next to their homes. Her year-long, grant-funded investigation in 2024 uncovered questionable local government actions and utility executive motives, and concluded with action against the facility. Read Meiners’ account of how rural Arizonans became unlikely climate activists, in the latest FEJ Storylog.

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"Data Centers Are Building Their Own Gas Power Plants in Texas"

"Not so long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar power. But now, with the coming of power-hungry AI platforms, they’re bypassing the grid, building their own gas-fired power plants on site." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/06/2025

"USDOT Seeks Comment on Pipeline and Hazmat Regulatory Relief"

"The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced that the agency is seeking public comment on two Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to reduce regulatory burdens imposed on the energy sector."

Source: Pipeline Technology Journal, 06/05/2025

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