** U.S. consumption of coal fell from 11.3 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2019 to 9.2 quads in 2020, a 19% decrease. The electric power sector accounted for 90% of total consumption reported the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
** Toyota announces it will invest $73 million into a West Virginia factory to increase its ability to produce hybrid transaxles, a key component of electric vehicles.
** The North Dakota Supreme Court is considering whether to further delay the release of about 16,000 documents related to construction security on the Dakota Access pipeline.
** An Iowa facility that turns cow manure into renewable natural gas leaks about 376,000 gallons of manure water into a nearby creek.
** Analysts say the prominence of electric vehicle advertisements during the Super Bowl reflect a turning point in transition away from fossil fuels.
** The Biden administration asks a federal appeals court to overturn last year’s order halting its public lands oil and gas leasing pause.
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** A $27-billion deal between France’s TotalEnergies and Iraq, that Baghdad hoped would reverse the exit of oil majors from the country, has stalled amid disputes over terms and risks being scrapped by the country’s new government.
