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Sen. Cruz: Biden Administration Energy Policies Could Eliminate Thousands of Blue-Collar Jobs During an...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today participated in a full committee hearing to consider President...

Dr Peter Ridd discuss his legal case with James Cook University

Dr. Peter Ridd joins The Looking Forward Podcast to discuss his legal case with James Cook University, the science of the Great Barrier Reef,...
Yvette Herrell on Capitol Report

US Must Stop Relying on Adversaries for Critical Goods and Energy: New Mexico Congresswoman

Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) said the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have exposed why the United States needs to produce energy and the most essential...
The low water level reveals two chairs at the Almaden Reservoir in San Jose, CA 2014

California drought: Past dry periods have lasted more than 200 years, scientists say

The Mercury News ~ California’s current drought is being billed as the driest period in the state’s recorded rainfall history. But scientists who study...
Congressional Research Service

Weather-Related Power Outages and Electric System Resiliency

High winds, especially when combined with precipitation from seasonal storms, can cause damage to electricity utility systems, resulting in service interruptions to large numbers...

EPA Adopts New Water Protection Regulations, Repealing Trump-Era Rule

Biden admin finalized EPA regulations that expand protections for rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and waterways while simultaneously repealing a Trump-era rule.
The Trump White House

The Trump Administration Is Advancing Clean, Reliable, and Affordable Hydropower

Since the beginning of this Administration, President Trump has demonstrated his commitment to modernizing our Nation’s infrastructure. Under his leadership, the Trump Administration has...
VP President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping

Do Chinese Donations Explain Biden’s Energy Policies?

Biden has oriented American energy policy toward China that enslaves its people, steals intellectual property from U.S., and threatens our allies and partners.
Ted Cruz 2015

Sen. Cruz Files Pro-Growth, Pro-Jobs Keystone XL Pipeline Amendments

Three amendments would expedite LNG exports, repeal the crude oil export ban, and remove barriers to cross-border energy development WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz,...

Biden Looks to Block or Limit New Offshore Drilling, Scaling Back Trump-Era Plan to...

Biden to block all new offshore oil and gas drilling in Atlantic and Pacific oceans unlike Trump-era plan to bolster America’s energy security.
Gas Stove

Nonprofit Seeks to Defend Americans’ Right to Cook ‘Without Government Interference’

Nonprofit group “Hands Off My Stove” is pushing against government attempts to ban use of gas stoves, aiming to create a “level playing field” for kitchen equipment.

US Joins New Climate Pact to Shut Down All Coal Plants

Special climate envoy John Kerry has announced the Biden administration's latest climate pledge—to stop building new coal plants and shut down existing ones.