Energy

Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may may be about to change.

Gas stove makers have a pollution solution. They're just not using it

9:33am February 04, 2023

by Jeff Brady

Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may may be about to change.

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Tires of a truck are pictured at a gas station in Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 27. A European ban on imports of diesel fuel and other products made from crude oil in Russian refineries takes effect Feb. 5. The goal is to stop feeding Russia's war chest, but fuel costs have already jumped since the war started and they could rise again.

World News

Europe is set to ban Russian oil products, the latest strike on the Kremlin war chest

2:07pm February 03, 2023

by Jackie Northam

Starting Sunday, the EU will prohibit imports of Russian gasoline, diesel and other products from Russian refineries used throughout Europe.

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An iced over pedestrian walkway is lined by trees that are covered with ice from a few days of sleet and rain, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Dallas.

National

Texas ice storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power

11:26pm February 02, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

Over 280,000 customers in the state were without power on Thursday evening. And one major utility service in the state said it did not know when it would be able to restore power.

An aerial view of the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station situated on the Delaware River in Lower Alloways Township, New Jersey.

Energy experts share how the U.S. can reach Biden's renewable energy goals

6:00pm February 02, 2023

by H.J. Mai

The Biden administration's goal of carbon-free electricity generation by 2035 will require an overhaul of the U.S. energy sector. Experts across the industry shared their views of how it might work.

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Activists from Greenpeace set up a mock-petrol station price board displaying the Shell's net profit for 2022.

World News

Shell reports record profits as energy prices soar after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

11:17am February 02, 2023

by Willem Marx

Energy companies have been reporting blockbuster profits since last year, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent oil prices sharply higher.

National

New cars in California must be zero-emissions by 2035. Can the power grid handle it?

5:28pm January 30, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CalMatters reporter Nadia Lopez about the challenges California may face as it tries to reach its climate goal of zero-emission vehicles in the state by 2035.

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Recent attacks on electric substations have the Department of Energy concerned

5:09am January 30, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Puesh Kumar, director of the Energy Department's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy, Security and Emergency Response, about risks to the U.S. power grid.

Pressures on Ukraine's power grid pose a challenge to U.S. aid delivery

4:38pm January 27, 2023

by Eric Schmid

Ukraine needs more than weapons to defeat Russia. The U.S. is also working frantically to provide infrastructure to help keep the lights on.

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Wind turbines, of the Block Island Wind Farm, tower over the water on October 14, 2016 off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island.

Biden's offshore wind plan could create thousands of jobs, but challenges remain

1:26pm January 24, 2023

by H.J. Mai

When President Biden talks about tackling climate change, he talks about economic opportunities. Offshore wind promises to provide many opportunities, but it's not for everyone.

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White supremacists might be to blame for an uptick in power grid attacks in the PNW

5:00pm January 23, 2023

More electrical substations in the Pacific Northwest were attacked in 2022 than the prior six years combined. These come as the FBI has warned of far-right extremist groups targeting the power grid.

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