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Trump Issues Tariffs on Key Ingredient for Electronics and Solar Panels

The administration will impose a minimum import price for polysilicon, a key component for semiconductors and solar panels, as well as tariffs for products made with the material.

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A worker inspected solar panels at a factory in Dalton, Ga., in 2023.
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Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?

More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.
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The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency

The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.

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A dishwasher at a General Electric plant in Louisville, Ky. The Energy Department has moved to repeal 17 standards for dishwashers, washing machines, kitchen appliances and more.
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Average U.S. Gas Price Falls Below $4 After U.S.-Iran Agreement

Drivers are enjoying some relief at the pump after the United States and Iran signed an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Gasoline prices rose sharply after the start of U.S.-led war with Iran.
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Gas Prices May Remain High Despite US-Iran Deal

The preliminary agreement may not have an immediate effect on prices at the pump. Damaged infrastructure and risky transport could keep costs up.

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Gas prices have soared since the start of the war with Iran.
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S.E.C. Proposes to Kill Climate Change Disclosure Rule

The regulation would have required all publicly traded companies to disclose whether they faced significant risks from climate change and its effects.

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An oil drilling site in Wyoming. The S.E.C. rule would have required companies to disclose their contributions to climate change and the risks they faced from a warming planet.
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