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April 10, 2025

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Trump Seeks to Keep Coal Plants Open, Attacks State Climate Policies
President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders that seek to keep existing coal-fired power plants running, ease regulations and permitting for coal mining, and remove “unlawful and burdensome” state laws that impede the industry. 
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DC Circuit Upholds FERC Approval of La. Pipelines for Driftwood LNG
The D.C. Circuit rejected an appeal of FERC's approval of two pipelines in Louisiana tied to a planned LNG site.
Energy Innovation
Industry Anxiety over Grid Reliability Overblown, Panel Says
The current debate in the U.S. electricity sector pitting efforts to increase renewables against the need for grid reliability in the face of growing demand could be unnecessary and counterproductive, according to one expert.
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NJ BPU Head Running Against the Clock
Christine Guhl-Sadovy, president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, has a lot to do and little time to do it in.
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ACORE Report Presses Renewables as Critical for US Energy Dominance
An ACORE report says solar and wind can be deployed cheaply and quickly to meet the country’s rapidly escalating demand growth, while providing support for natural gas and nuclear plants.
Wood Mackenzie
ACP: Storage Set Installation Record for 2024
Storage set a new record of installations in 2024, but the forecasts for the rest of the decade are cloudy because of uncertainty around the future of tax credits and additional tariffs from President Trump.
Cheniere
DC Circuit Reverses Course on Vacating FERC Approvals of 2 LNG Sites
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed its vacatur of FERC's approvals of two LNG export facilities in Texas.
BOEM
EPA Puts Hold on Atlantic Shores OSW Permit
The EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board has granted the agency’s motion for a “voluntary remand” on the air quality permit for the project, essentially returning it to EPA for re-evaluation in light of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order on offshore wind.
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EPA to Reconsider Endangerment Finding, GHG Rules
In a rapid series of announcements, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin unleashed a full-scale offensive on the agency’s regulatory authority, as it seeks to roll back as many as 31 regulations. 
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Trump Cabinet Members Ding Climate Change at CERAWeek 2025
Secretaries Chris Wright and Doug Burgum plugged the need for natural gas as the answer to the U.S.' energy needs during CERAWeek.

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