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    California Energy Policies Are ‘Economically Destructive’ Beyond Its Borders, Expert Says
    A policy expert has weighed in on the true cost of California’s energy policies as the Senate is set to vote on whether to revoke California’s embargo on sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035. The House of Representatives has already voted to revoke the Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency exemption for California’s…
    Jacob Adams
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    Bipartisan House Vote Blocks California’s 2035 Gas Car Ban
    The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to repeal a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency waiver that allowed California to ban the selling of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles by 2035. The vote was 246-to-164, with 35 Democrats crossing party lines to join all 211 Republicans who were present in support of the joint resolution. The measure…
    Jacob Adams
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    EPA Touts 100-Item List of Accomplishments in Trump’s First 100 Days
    The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released a 100-item “brag list” marking the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. “These are just a fraction of the environmental actions we have taken in the first 100 days. Our team at EPA is honored and motivated to fight for you and deliver results,” reads the…
    George Caldwell
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    EPA Administrator Confronts New York Times Reporter for Claiming He Had ‘No Evidence’ of Waste, Fraud, Abuse
    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin confronted a New York Times reporter during a press conference Monday for claiming that he presented “no evidence” to back up his claims of waste, fraud, and abuse from the previous Biden administration. “I have a duty to make sure that we don’t light on fire billions of dollars…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Easter Holiday Gas Prices 30 Cents Below National Norm
    THE CENTER SQUARE—Easter holiday weekend gas prices in North Carolina, on average for a gallon of unleaded regular, are 30 cents below the national average of $3.16. County averages of $2.92 to $3.16 are sprinkled from the mountains to the coastal plains. Those locales are outnumbered by lower prices to generate the state’s $2.86 norm…
    Alan Wooten
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    Las Vegas Packs Punch at White House, Thanks to Dana White
    WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s ties to Nevada penetrate beyond the high-brow donor class. The latest moment showcasing his connections to the Silver State came during Thursday’s Cabinet meeting. A reporter asked Trump about the release of Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina in a prisoner swap with Russia. Trump revealed that he investigated the case against the ballerina…
    Debra Saunders
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    Trump Moves to Stop ‘Climate Lawfare’ Driving Up Energy Costs, Endangering US Energy Dominance
    President Donald Trump’s critics are right about one thing: The first few months of his second term have been a reckoning. Starting with the federal government’s pursuit of law firms and organizations that committed lawfare against the president to hobble his political comeback, Trump has now supercharged executive authority to stop the flood of ideologically based lawsuits…
    Yaël Ossowski
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    Romania Turns to Small Modular Reactors With US to Achieve Energy Independence
    Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine exposed the harsh reality that energy dependence can pose a threat to national security. For too long, Romania, like much of Europe, has relied on imported Russian fossil fuels, leaving families and businesses vulnerable to geopolitical manipulation. If Romania is to secure its future, it must cut its reliance on…
    Anthony B. Kim | Maria Preda
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    These Poor Countries Are Getting the Miracle Cure From Oil and Gas
    Nations once relegated to the margins of economic discourse are now sprinting toward prosperity, their trajectories propelled by a single, unifying force: energy. Energy is indispensable. From the huge AI data centers in the U.S. to the mega-scale manufacturing factories in China, affordable and dependable energy supplies make all the difference between living and thriving….
    Vijay Jayaraj
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    Trump’s Reversing Biden’s Appliance Energy Regs Will Lower Housing Costs, Experts Say
    President Donald Trump’s plan to reverse his predecessor’s energy regulations could lower the costs of housing, which reached record highs last summer.  The administration of President Joe Biden issued strict climate standards for household appliances, including gas stoves, washing machines, and dishwashers. While the regulations allowed Americans to keep their current appliances, the standards raised…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Probes EPA Waste, Financial Conflicts
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Financial conflicts of interest and billions of questionable expenditures under the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency are facing fresh scrutiny by House investigators. In a letter Thursday, House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., asked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for a briefing, while also commending…
    Fred Lucas
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    Doug Burgum’s ‘4 Babies’ Plan for US Energy Dominance
    Interior Secretary Doug Burgum outlined the Trump administration’s aggressive strategy to restore American energy leadership through what he called the “four babies” approach: drill, baby, drill; map, baby, map; mine, baby, mine; and build baby build. In a wide-ranging interview Wednesday with Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matt Boyle, Burgum said he’s committed to drilling…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Less Pain at Pump: Trump Energy Policies Cited as Gas Prices Dip
    With gas prices plummeting across the United States, the Trump administration is taking credit for Americans’ savings at the pump. The White House’s “Rapid Response” team sent out a flurry of jubilant posts on X on Monday, celebrating the fourth consecutive week of falling gas prices. But can Trump take credit? Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas,…
    George Caldwell
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    West Texas Sheriffs: Oil Theft Is a Major Crime Issue
    HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas—Law enforcement in West Texas say they don’t have enough manpower to deal with the rise of oil theft.   “Everybody's shorthanded,” Sheriff Art Granado of Reeves County told The Daily Signal at the March Big Bend Area Law Enforcement Officers Association meeting while explaining the oil theft issue in his community.   “There is…
    Virginia Allen
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    America’s Energy Renaissance: Trump’s ‘All Gas, No Brakes’ Approach 
    Adapted from a speech at The Heritage Foundation’s Texas Summit on March 7, 2025.  It is great to be living in the golden era of America. It’s hard to keep up with President Donald Trump, though, in the House of Representatives.  We have a president who is all gas and no brakes when it comes…
    Rep. Keith Self
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    Senate Democrats Seek to Hamstring Trump on Energy Policies
    Senate Democrats on Wednesday will attempt to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to combat the energy affordability crisis in the United States by forcing a vote on a resolution that, if it were to become law, would revoke his declaration of an energy emergency.  The joint resolution will be forced to a roll-call vote by…
    Jacob Adams
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    Energy Secretary Delivers ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Speech at CPAC
    Energy Secretary Chris Wright took the stage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Wednesday to expound on President Donald Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” philosophy. Wright, a former energy executive and an enthusiastic advocate for natural gas, began his speech at the conference in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., by asserting that energy…
    George Caldwell
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    Powering America: Trump’s Energy Plan
    On Day One back in office, President Donald Trump began dismantling the Biden administration’s costly energy agenda and replacing it with practical and sustainable energy solutions.  Trump is restoring “balance” to American energy policy, according to Gabriella Hoffman, director of the Center for Energy and Conservation at the Independent Women’s Forum.  The Trump administration is…
    Virginia Allen | Kristen Eichamer
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    New Coalition Seeks to Unite a Fragmented Pro-Life Movement, Backs Effort With $30M
    A new coalition backed by a $30 million venture fund from pro-life philanthropists will seek to unify the fragmented pro-life movement in America.  40 Days for Life co-founder David Bereit launched the Life Leadership Conference on Tuesday. The collective seeks to unite pro-life think tanks, ministries, and policy leaders under one umbrella so the movement…
    Moira Gleason
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    Dem Governors Complain About Energy Costs They Created
    It’s no secret that energy prices are on the rise. High demand for electricity and tight supplies—exacerbated by early retirements of coal-fired power plants—strain grid capacity nationwide. But rather than take accountability for destructive policies that produced these conditions, Democrat governors play the blame game. In October, electric grid operator PJM Interconnection received a joint letter from…
    Gordon Tomb
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