More state and federal approvals are needed for the 3-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which would stretch from the Canadian border with Montana down through eastern Montana and Wyoming, where it would link up with another pipeline.
Energy policy
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Trump’s attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy
President Trump has tried to kill offshore wind’s future in the U.S. But industry analysts say the attacks could hurt business confidence across the U.S. economy.
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Trump takes aim at windmills despite increasing energy costs
President Trump’s mission to fight renewable wind energy comes at a time of rising energy costs.
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Trump’s EPA plans to end a key climate pollution regulation
The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government’s actions to rein in climate change.
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Trump promised to cut energy bills in half. One year later, has he delivered?
Cheap gasoline, yes. Drill, baby, drill? Not so much. And electricity bills are going up, not down.
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President Trump is testing the limits of ’emergency’ powers — again
President Trump has declared multiple national emergencies since taking office. That’s helping him act quickly. There are few checks and balances on the emergency powers he’s claiming.
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As Trump vows to embrace fossil fuels, U.S. climate policy won’t change quickly
President Trump’s first weeks in office included executive orders that aim to stop or roll back former President Biden’s ambitious climate agenda and redirect the country’s attention to fossil fuels.
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Here’s how Trump’s pause on wind projects could threaten jobs and climate goals
A Trump executive order temporarily pauses leases and permits for offshore and onshore wind projects. Wind advocates say an offshore wind freeze could threaten states’ climate goals and jobs.
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Trump’s energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It’s likely headed to court
President Trump signed a “national energy emergency” that gives his administration new powers to boost fossil fuel development around the country.
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What is the Conservative Climate Caucus?Â
With the second Trump administration underway, the Possibly team takes a look at a group hoping to shape the country’s energy policy: a Republican caucus in the House of Representatives.
