Pressure is being applied by environmental activists in Austin, Texas to force the city to test water that they contend is poisoned by coal cash from a nearby city-owned coal power plant. Activists have protested since May outside Austin Energy headquarters. They are members of 350 Austin, an environmental group reported Austin Monitor. Click …
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EV truck manufacturer cuts multi-million dollar deal with state of Arkansas
California-based Envirotech strengthened its deal to bring an $80 million EV manufacturing plant to Arkansas with the signing of a $27 million deal with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The money will help in facility construction and expansion in Osceola reported Talk, Business and Politics. Click here for TBP
Supreme Court ruling impacts central Texas power plants
Central Texas power plants are among those directly affected by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limits the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency. The ruling put the brakes on the EPA’s attempted control of power plants that contributed to global warming reported KVUE TV in Texas. Click here for KVUE TV
Utility customers to also be hit with millions in fees over storm costs
Oklahoma customers of four utilities that the Supreme Court allowed to use nearly $2.9 billion in bonds to recover 2021 winter storm costs will be paying millions more in fees. The Oklahoman reviewed the cost of the bonds and reported it means added costs for customers. Click here for The Oklahoman
Other energy headlines
** More than 5 million barrels of oil that were part of a historic U.S. emergency oil reserves release aimed at lowering domestic fuel prices were exported to Europe and Asia last month, according to data and sources, even as U.S. gasoline and diesel prices touched record highs. ** Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos renewed his spat …
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