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

The Iran war is pushing countries to prioritize domestic energy in order to protect themselves from volatile oil and natural gas markets.

Β© Jes Aznar for The New York Times

The president of Solaric, a rooftop-solar installer based near Manila, said people were now seeing the technology as β€œa way to survive this new age.”
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ANWR Oil Draws Few Bids, Despite Trump’s Push for β€˜Liquid Gold’

An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.

Β© Christopher Miller for The New York Times

Caribou on the tundra of the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Trump Announces $700 Million in Funds Meant to Boost Coal Industry

The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.

Β© Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

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

The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems and the effects of climate change.

Β© National Science Foundation Ocean Observatories Initiative

Recovering a surface buoy β€” part of a network of moorings, buoys and gliders making observations of the ocean β€” from the Irminger Sea off Greenland’s coast, in 2021.
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Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models

The order, which signaled a shift from the hands-off approach the White House had previously taken toward A.I., followed debates over how to gain control of A.I. models without disrupting innovation.
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I.R.A. Rebates for Appliance Swaps Could Be Phased Out

New guidance from the Energy Department would prevent people from receiving rebates after making such swaps.

Β© Bing Guan for The New York Times

The new guidance would also end rebates for the replacement of gas-powered dryers, heat pumps and water heaters.
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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.

Β© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

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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How NextEra Energy Wielded Political Power in Florida

NextEra, which is seeking to buy Dominion Energy, has often butted heads with consumer groups, residents and journalists in its home state.

Β© Ulysse Bellier/Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

A Dominion Energy power plant near Davis, W.Va. NextEra Energy’s political activities are expected to be scrutinized as it seeks approval of its purchase of Dominion.
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A Clean Energy PAC Helped Beat Chip Roy, and Now It Has New Targets

A PAC representing wind and solar energy interests spent $1.1 million to boost the Republican primary opponent of Chip Roy, an opponent of renewables. Now they are trying to save a Republican ally in Iowa.

Β© Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

A group of renewable energy investors paid for this projection on the side of the Energy Department building in Washington gloating over Representative Chip Roy’s defeat in a Republican primary for Texas attorney general.
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