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EnergyPlatform.News(letter)
June 16, 2025
In this week’s edition of energy and environmental policy news across the states: Executive orders aim to expedite US nuclear revival, Forecasters: Prepare for another active hurricane season, Oil market volatility continues amid tariffs, Spyware suspected on Chinese solar, Massachusetts at a glance.
Plus: Aiello: Conservatives shouldn’t fight to defund coal
President Donald Trump recently signed four executive orders to speed up regulatory decisions on new nuclear reactors and remove other speed bumps in a push to supercharge U.S. nuclear power growth.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasters warn yet another active Atlantic hurricane season lies ahead this year, with 13 to 19 named storms anticipated. The season officially began on June 1 and will run through November 30.
Oil markets face heightened volatility driven by trade tensions, shifting supply strategies and potentially dwindling global economic growth.
Recent security audits turned up unexpected communication equipment embedded in Chinese-manufactured solar power inverters and batteries, raising alarms about potential vulnerabilities in U.S. energy infrastructure.
A snapshot of energy and environmental facts about the state of Massachusetts.
Market forces work: coal used for domestic electricity generation has declined steadily for almost two decades. This decline has also been fueled by efforts by Democratic politicians to mothball the industry as a means of tackling climate change. That’s the reality, yet Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a baseless lawsuit alleging that Wall Street “collusion” is actually driving the market
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