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ten year ev charger monopoly

Philadelphia Grants Exclusive 10-Year Monopoly to Private EV Charger Startup for 1,000 Curbside Stations

Philadelphia just handed a private startup a 10-year monopoly over 1,000 curbside EV chargers. Here’s what residents aren’t being told.
minnesota sues epa endangerment

Minnesota Leads 38-State Lawsuit Against EPA’s Endangerment Finding Repeal Under Trump

38 states say Trump’s EPA just made millions vulnerable. Here’s the legal battle that could rewrite climate law forever.
confidential geothermal trust leasing loophole

New Mexico Legalizes Geothermal Leasing on Trust Lands With Confidentiality Loophole

New Mexico just legalized geothermal leasing—but a confidentiality loophole lets companies hide what they find beneath your state’s land.
trump approves wilderness mining threat

Trump Signs Mining Approval Threatening 1.1 Million Acre Boundary Waters Wilderness

Trump just opened 225,504 acres of pristine Minnesota wilderness to copper mining. The Boundary Waters may never be the same.
nuclear weapons expansion sparks resistance

New Mexico’s $10.8 Billion Nuclear Weapons Expansion Faces Growing Resident Resistance

New Mexico residents are pushing back hard against a $10.8 billion nuclear expansion happening in their backyard. Will their voices matter?
duke fights co op grid upgrades

Duke Energy Battles Electric Co-ops and FERC Over Grid Upgrades After Three Years of Reliability Failures

Duke Energy, co-ops, and FERC are locked in a costly grid battle — and ratepayers may foot the bill.
enbridge line 5 in state court

Supreme Court Keeps Michigan’s Line 5 Pipeline Shutdown Case in State Court—70-Year-Old Enbridge Crossing Stays Under Local Jurisdiction

Enbridge waited 887 days past a legal deadline. Now the Supreme Court says Michigan can pursue shutting down Line 5.
offshore regulation overhaul threat

US DoI’s $2.3B Marine Minerals Administration Threatens to Upend 50 Years of Offshore Regulation

The $2.3B labeled “Marine Minerals” may not exist. Yet regulators are quietly nervous. Here’s why that matters.
zoning conflicts in renewables

County Zoning Rules: The Thin Line Between Renewable Progress and Local Obstruction

Can counties quietly kill solar projects through zoning red tape? The rules protecting renewable energy developers are more fragile than you think.
coal industry resurgence efforts

Trump’s Coal Revival: Executive Orders Resurrect Industry Biden Left for Dead

Trump resurrects coal through executive orders, scrapping environmental reviews while Biden’s green legacy crumbles—but the revival might already be doomed.
trump s coal mandate costs michigan

Michigan Residents Forced to Pay $80 Million for Trump’s Coal Plant Mandate

Michigan families are unknowingly paying $615,000 daily to keep an unnecessary coal plant running while politicians stay silent about the growing bill.
regulatory chaos in mining

Former Mining Chief Condemns ‘Disheartening’ Regulatory Chaos in Rare Public Critique

Former mining chief exposes how bureaucratic chaos killing green energy dreams while cybersecurity threats surge 240% and millions die from regulatory failures.