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Trump hosts Senate Republicans at renovated White House as the shutdown drags into fourth week

Read full article: Trump hosts Senate Republicans at renovated White House as the shutdown drags into fourth week

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, President Donald Trump is welcoming Senate Republicans for lunch at the White House.

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

Read full article: 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.

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The Latest: Trump signs $8.5 billion rare earths deal with Australian prime minister

Read full article: The Latest: Trump signs $8.5 billion rare earths deal with Australian prime minister

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical minerals deal.

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Louisiana judge orders review of Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas facility's climate change impacts

Read full article: Louisiana judge orders review of Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas facility's climate change impacts

A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit for a liquefied natural gas facility that won approval from President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration.

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

Read full article: 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 nationโ€™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.

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

Read full article: 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.

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Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris

Read full article: Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris

The Trump administration has announced the cancellation of $7.6 billion intended for clean energy projects across 16 states.

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US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada

Read full article: US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada

The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the worldโ€™s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada.

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Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere

Read full article: Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere

President Donald Trump is blaming renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power for skyrocketing energy costs.

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Trump promotes energy and tech investments at a summit in Pennsylvania

Read full article: Trump promotes energy and tech investments at a summit in Pennsylvania

President Donald Trump is touting tens of billions of dollars of energy and tech investments at a new summit focusing on energy and innovation.

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Wyoming's first new coal mine in decades to extract rare earths

Read full article: Wyoming's first new coal mine in decades to extract rare earths

Wyoming's first new coal mine in 50 years is said to be operating soon but it won't rely on the fossil fuel to make money.

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Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules

Read full article: Trump is expected to sign a measure blocking California's nation-leading vehicle emissions rules

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure Thursday that blocks Californiaโ€™s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

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Environmentalists criticize Trump administration push for new oil and gas drilling in Alaska

Read full article: Environmentalists criticize Trump administration push for new oil and gas drilling in Alaska

Top Trump administration officials on Tuesday headlined an energy conference led by the stateโ€™s Republican governor.

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The Latest: Musk slams Trump-backed plan to cut taxes and spending

Read full article: The Latest: Musk slams Trump-backed plan to cut taxes and spending

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has blasted the tax cuts and spending plans backed by President Donald Trump that passed the House.

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Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling

Read full article: Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling

The head of the U.S. Energy Department says President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaskaโ€™s 800-mile pipeline system and build a massive natural gas export project as its twin.

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The Latest: Trumpโ€™s pledge to fix national debt faces skepticism from some Republicans

Read full article: The Latest: Trumpโ€™s pledge to fix national debt faces skepticism from some Republicans

President Donald Trump faces the challenge of convincing Republican senators, global investors, voters and even Elon Musk that he wonโ€™t bury the federal government in debt with his multitrillion-dollar tax-break package.

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Trump officials are visiting Alaska to discuss a gas pipeline and oil drilling

Read full article: Trump officials are visiting Alaska to discuss a gas pipeline and oil drilling

The Trump administration is sending three Cabinet members to Alaska this week as it pursues oil drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reinvigorating a natural gas project thatโ€™s languished for years.

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US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna to power AI and scientific research

Read full article: US supercomputer named after Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna to power AI and scientific research

A new supercomputer named after a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry will help power artificial intelligence technology and scientific discoveries from a perch in the hills above the University of California, Berkeley, federal officials said Thursday.

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Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals

Read full article: Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to speed up the development of nuclear power and grant the energy secretary authority to approve advanced reactor designs and projects.

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First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor

Read full article: First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor

For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor.

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Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia raises the prospect of US nuclear cooperation with the kingdom

Read full article: Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia raises the prospect of US nuclear cooperation with the kingdom

Saudi Arabia wants U.S. help developing its own civil nuclear program, and the Trump administration says itโ€™s โ€œvery excitedโ€ at the prospect.

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AP Was There: A truck bomb rips through a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995

Read full article: AP Was There: A truck bomb rips through a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995

Journalists in Oklahoma City have vivid memories of the bombing at the Alfred P.

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Trump reverses Biden rule restricting water usage for showerheads and other home appliances

Read full article: Trump reverses Biden rule restricting water usage for showerheads and other home appliances

President Donald Trump has long complained about modern rules that limit water flow for showerheads, making it harder for him to wash his โ€œbeautiful hair."

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Federal workers face second Musk deadline to explain their work last week

Read full article: Federal workers face second Musk deadline to explain their work last week

Federal employees face a midnight deadline to comply with Elon Muskโ€™s second demand for reports on their recent accomplishments.

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US energy secretary touts nuclear power as tech sector's thirst for electricity grows

Read full article: US energy secretary touts nuclear power as tech sector's thirst for electricity grows

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says it's critical that the nation be out in front when it comes to artificial intelligence.

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Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick

Read full article: Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick

Emails obtained by The Associated Press reveal Doug Burgum as North Dakota governor catered to the whims of oil and gas executives while leveraging those connections to expand his political profile.

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With Trump pivot back to pro-oil and gas policies, one renewable energy finds favor

Read full article: With Trump pivot back to pro-oil and gas policies, one renewable energy finds favor

As promised, President Donald Trump began reversing the countryโ€™s energy policies on his first day in office with a spate of orders largely favoring oil, gas and coal.

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Doug Burgum, Trumpโ€™s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power

Read full article: Doug Burgum, Trumpโ€™s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power

President-elect Donald Trumpโ€™s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday that the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and lower costs.

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