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Received — 15 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment
Received — 12 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment
Received — 11 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure.

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By: Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer
11 June 2026 at 18:49
As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change.

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A talk on rising energy costs on Capitol Hill hosted by Democrats, from left, Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, in March.
Received — 10 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

G.M. Plans to Develop Energy Storage Batteries as E.V. Sales Flag

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By: Jack Ewing
9 June 2026 at 22:57
The carmaker will follow Tesla in making components for large batteries used by electric utilities, data centers and other businesses to handle fluctuations in power supply and demand.

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The main active ingredient in the storage batteries that General Motors plans to produce is sodium, which is cheaper and easier to process than lithium.
Received — 8 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott
9 June 2026 at 16:06
The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.

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The president of Solaric, a rooftop-solar installer based near Manila, said people were now seeing the technology as “a way to survive this new age.”
Received — 6 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment
Received — 4 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

Trump Announces $700 Million in Funds Meant to Boost Coal Industry

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By: Maxine Joselow and Brad Plumer
4 June 2026 at 21:56
The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.

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Of the roughly $700 million in total funding, $425 million would be used to upgrade and extend the life of 13 coal plants that otherwise might have closed in the coming years.

Urban Light Pollution Might Be Worsening Allergies

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By: Marta Zaraska
4 June 2026 at 21:12
Light pollution prompts plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, according to new research.

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A study found that trees in cities with brighter lights start producing pollen earlier in the spring and finish later in the fall, adding up to 130 days per year to the allergy season.

Arizona, Nevada Agree to Trade for Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water

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By: Scott Dance
3 June 2026 at 23:52
A decade-old treatment plant in San Diego County, Calif., could leave more water in the Colorado River for states facing severe shortages.

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From left, Dan Denham of the San Diego County Water Authority; Scott Cameron of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Tom Buschatzke of the Arizona Department of Water Resources; and Colby Pellegrino of the Southern Nevada Water Authority toasted the agreement at the Carlsbad Desalination Plant in California on Wednesday.
Received — 3 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

E.U. Steps Up Ocean Monitoring as Trump Administration Backs Away

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By: Chico Harlan
3 June 2026 at 23:01
Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.”

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The European plan to invest roughly $107 million comes as the U.S. has said it would dismantle a sprawling network of sensors.

Unusual Greenpeace Lawsuit May Proceed, Dutch Court Says

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By: Karen Zraick
3 June 2026 at 20:34
Greenpeace International is arguing under Dutch law that an American pipeline company, Energy Transfer, sought to silence it with a costly lawsuit in North Dakota.

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Demonstrators against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota in 2016. The lawsuits are centered on Greenpeace’s involvement in the protests.
Received — 2 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

Democrats Pledge to Fight Trump’s Termination of Ocean Monitoring Observatories

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By: Lisa Friedman
2 June 2026 at 21:53
The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems and the effects of climate change.

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Recovering a surface buoy — part of a network of moorings, buoys and gliders making observations of the ocean — from the Irminger Sea off Greenland’s coast, in 2021.
Received — 1 June 2026 ⏭ NYT - Energy & Environment

Oil Prices Jump as Middle East Tensions Build

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By: Rebecca F. Elliott and Joe Rennison
1 June 2026 at 20:37
Some analysts said the main international oil price, which was up 6 percent on Monday, could climb much higher in the coming weeks if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen.

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An oil refinery in Carson, Calif. The possibility of continued fighting has raised concerns about how long the world’s stockpiles of oil and fuels will last if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen.

2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say

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By: Rebecca Dzombak
1 June 2026 at 19:28
Severe, hard-to-control blazes in densely populated areas like Los Angeles drove the year’s record losses.

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Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025. Fires in the Los Angeles area last year burned at least 90 square miles, killing at least 31 people and displacing more than 150,000.
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