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Trump's comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here's what to know about it

President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. will restart nuclear weapons testing, a move that upends decades of American policy

The Independent UK

American Battery Technology Company Stock Is Moving Lower Wednesday: What's Going On?

American Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ:ABAT) shares are trading lower Wednesday, among other battery-related companies. Recent reports suggested that the Department of Energy canceled more than $700 million in battery and manufacturing awards.

Benzinga

Trump Administration Cancels $700 Million in Biden-Era Energy Contracts for Red States

Despite trims, the Energy Department is still wasting billions.

Reason

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Nuclear security agency begins furloughing workers as part of shutdown, energy secretary says

Furloughs have begun at the federal agency tasked with overseeing the U.S. nuclear stockpile

The Independent UK

Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest

The Department of Energy says it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest power companies to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across five states, mostly in the Midwest, for largely fossil fuel-run energy

The Independent UK

EPA, DOE employees face layoffs; aviation staffing worsens - Roll Call

The administration said it plans to lay off 20 to 30 employees at the EPA and 187 at the Energy Department, according to a court filing.

Roll Call

These are the agencies Trump is purging during the shutdown

Thousands are being let go from agencies overseeing health care, the environment and education.

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Donald Trump Is the Coal President

Just as Biden’s preference for renewables distorted markets and harmed consumers, so too does Trump’s bias toward coal.

Reason

The White House Thinks Taking Partial Ownership of a Canadian Mining Company Will Reduce the National Debt

Trump's deal with a lithium mine in Nevada follows similar "creative deals" with Intel and U.S. Steel.

Reason

From bombs to glass: Hanford site can now transform nuclear waste

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state produced plutonium for most of America's nuclear arsenal through the end of the Cold War

The Independent UK

Josh Hawley and Democrat Allies Target AI With New Legal and Regulatory Regime

Two bills recently introduced by Hawley would set American AI and the economy back.

Reason

Trump's $625 Million Coal Plan May Raise Utility Bills for Millions of Americans

One report found that forcing retiring coal plants to remain open could increase annual electricity costs by $3 billion through 2028.

Reason

Lithium Americas Stock Surges Over 80% as Trump Administration Seeks 10% Stake Amid Loan Talks

Lithium Americas' stock price gains come as Trump seeks to acquire a 10% stake in the lithium producer as it renegotiates a $2.2 billion loan from the Energy Department.

International Business Times UK

Environmental Groups Are Suing To Silence Scientists Who Wrote a Report Questioning Climate Change Alarmism

The groups are using the lawsuit to halt the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda.

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Trump's 19-year war on wind power is 'weaponizing bureaucracy to undermine American energy production,' critics say

Trump is tying wind and solar projects up in ever-increasing bureaucratic layers and reviews while expediting fossil fuels.

The Conversation

4 laws that could stymie the Trump EPA’s plan to rescind the endangerment finding, central to US climate policies

The Trump administration’s plan to unravel many of the nation’s climate policies hinges on rescinding what’s known as the endangerment finding. But its strategy for doing that appears to run afoul of several federal laws.

We Got This Covered

Trump’s latest move has Republicans asking why he’s sabotaging his own AI agenda

"You can't have it both ways."

Windows Central

US agency overseeing nuclear weapons breached in Microsoft SharePoint attack

Microsoft SharePoint zero-day flaws were exploited to breach over 50 organizations, including the National Nuclear Security Administration.

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Kinder Morgan kicks off oil and gas earnings season with a bullish outlook, in part thanks to thirsty data centers

The company is focused on building pipelines to feed data center growth from Arizona to South Carolina and beyond.

The Independent UK

A look inside a lab making the advanced fuel to power growing US nuclear energy ambitions

At Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, a half-dozen workers are making what appear to be gray billiard balls

Roll Call

Senate confirms Griffith as Energy undersecretary - Roll Call

Preston Wells Griffith III worked at DOE in the first Trump administration as principal deputy assistant secretary for international affairs.

We Got This Covered

Donald Trump issues bizarre ultimatum, says ‘everyone’ who won’t lower oil prices is conspiring with ‘the enemy’

Everyone keeps oil prices down.

The Independent UK

Michigan, environmental groups challenge federal order to keep power plant open

Environmental groups and Michigan’s attorney general have filed separate challenges against a federal order that is keeping a coal-fired power plant open this summer

Reason

Why Is the Energy Department Making Rules About Sex and School Sports?

How Trump is using the agency to fast-track changes to discrimination law.

Reason

The 5 Worst Green Energy Projects Funded by Biden

From financing eminent domain abuses in Tennessee to climate-friendly ketchup, the Biden administration approved billions of dollars in wasteful spending.

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