Steelworkers reach contract with Marathon Petroleum
The United Steelworkers union reached a four-year agreement with Marathon Petroleum that raises wages for 30,000 oil workers and avoids a potential nationwide strike.
Entergy nears storm power restoration
Entergy announced it is nearly finished restoring electricity in Louisiana after a winter storm left residents without power for 11 days.
Texas protest targets major transmission project
Hundreds of residents rallied against Oncor’s Dinosaur–Longshore Project, which proposes building 765-kilovolt transmission lines across more than 200 miles of Texas, including a route near Dinosaur Valley State Park.
Data center planned at former Kentucky smelter
A developer acquired a former aluminum smelter site in Kentucky and plans to redevelop it into a data center after the facility closed in 2022 due to high energy prices.
Ohio suburb challenges Amazon fuel cell project
A Columbus-area suburb filed suit to block Amazon’s plan to build a 73-megawatt, gas-fed fuel cell system to power a 142-acre data center campus.
Exxon attorneys withdraw from climate cases
Exxon Mobil’s long-time attorneys informed courts they will no longer represent the company in climate-related lawsuits in Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, and Washington state.
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Cuba halts jet fuel availability
Cuba warned international airlines that jet fuel will no longer be available on the island beginning Tuesday as U.S. actions tighten oil supplies.
India halts Russian oil purchases under trade deal
India agreed to stop buying Russian oil under a sweeping trade deal with the United States that includes tariff reductions and commitments for more than $500 billion in U.S. energy and other imports.
U.K. expands offshore wind ambitions
The United Kingdom plans to expand wind capacity and employment while leading a 10-nation agreement to build a shared North Sea offshore power network capable of delivering up to 100 gigawatts by the 2030s.