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Democrats escalate fight over LNG tanker tax break (opens the original)
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Senate Democrats are asking the IRS’ internal watchdog to investigate the agency’s apparent decision to unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for liquefied natural gas tankers by treating them as “motorboats.” Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) raised the issue earlier this year when they asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for clarity on whether the IRS had begun granting credits under the Alternative Fuel Excise Tax to liquefied natural gas
Energy politics prominent in big South Carolina Senate primary (opens the original)
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Candidates in South Carolina’s Republican Senate primary are turning data centers and solar energy into key lines of attack as the race enters its final stretch. Hoping to copy successful progressives and ride the issues to victory over establishment-backed opponents, Rep. Russell Fry and businessman Mark Lynch are targeting front-runners Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman on the issues, hoping to distinguish themselves in the contest to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. “We had an ea
Lee introduces bill to rewrite energy efficiency rules (opens the original)
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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee introduced legislation Thursday to overhaul how the Department of Energy sets energy efficiency standards for home appliances. The Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026 would make it significantly harder for DOE to issue new or stricter standards while advancing the Republican priorities of expanding protections for manufacturers and preserving consumer choice. “Climate alarmism turned ordinary appliances into political targets,” the Utah Republi
Why some Republicans want to bring nuclear waste home (opens the original)
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For decades, politicians have treated nuclear waste as politically radioactive. Now, Republicans are competing to bring it home. The Department of Energy announced last week that it had signed memorandums of agreement with Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Idaho to explore creating facilities to support the full nuclear fuel cycle — from enrichment of uranium and fabricating fuel to disposing of waste. Rather than resisting an initiative that could bring more nuclear waste to their states
Nevada senators re-up Yucca Mountain repeal (opens the original)
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Nevada’s Democratic senators will introduce legislation Tuesday to permanently block any future consideration of the Yucca Mountain site as the nation’s nuclear waste repository, aligning with the Trump administration’s push to abandon the decades-old project in favor of a new voluntary siting strategy. Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez-Masto will introduce the Jobs, Not Waste Act to prohibit any current or future designation of Yucca Mountain as a permanent repository for spent nuclear fue
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