Department of Energy

President Donald Trump holds an executive order.

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The Trump administration is powering the nuclear renaissance

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D).

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California sues Trump over $1.2 billion cut to clean hydrogen energy hub

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February 18, 2026 10:42 pm

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright walks after a meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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Fixing Venezuela oil sector puts Energy Secretary Chris Wright in key diplomatic role

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February 14, 2026 7:00 am

One of Pacific Gas & Electric's Diablo Canyon Power Plant's nuclear reactors in Avila Beach, Calif., is viewed Nov. 3, 2008. On Thursday, June 13, 2024, former state and federal officials joined environmentalists to spotlight soaring cost estimates for keeping the plant running beyond 2025. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File)

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AI’s energy demands are fueling a nuclear comeback

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February 12, 2026 4:56 pm

President Donald Trump hands pens to coal miners after signing an executive order.

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Trump signs executive order for long-term federal purchases of coal power

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February 11, 2026 5:20 pm

Energy and Environment

Trump to roll back climate rule this week in ‘largest act of deregulation’

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February 10, 2026 10:34 am

A worker carries a solar panel on the roof of the Alta Sea building, an urban, ocean-based research and blue technology innovation campus, at Berth 58 in the Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Energy and Environment

Energy Department cancels millions of solar funding for Puerto Rico

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January 23, 2026 1:28 pm

Oncor apprentice lineman Brendan Waldon repairs a utility pole that was damaged by a winter storm.

Energy

Energy Department advises grid operators to use data centers as backup plan for winter storm

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January 23, 2026 10:56 am

Wind turbines turn behind a solar farm in Rapshagen, Germany, Oct. 28, 2021. European Union lawmakers endorsed a deal Tuesday to raise the share of renewables in the bloc’s energy mix, another step to accelerate its green transition away from fossil fuels. The bill, adopted by a large majority — 470 lawmakers voted in favor, 120 against and 40 abstained — foresees an updated renewable energy target of 42.5% of total consumption by 2030. The current goal is 32%. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Energy and Environment

Trump administration cancels $30 billion in green energy loans finalized under Biden

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Energy and Environment

House votes to undo showerhead rules Trump has blamed for harming hairdo

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January 13, 2026 6:19 pm

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Tag: Department of Energy

The Trump administration is powering the nuclear renaissance

California sues Trump over $1.2 billion cut to clean hydrogen energy hub

Fixing Venezuela oil sector puts Energy Secretary Chris Wright in key diplomatic role

AI’s energy demands are fueling a nuclear comeback

Trump signs executive order for long-term federal purchases of coal power

Trump to roll back climate rule this week in ‘largest act of deregulation’

Energy Department cancels millions of solar funding for Puerto Rico

Energy Department advises grid operators to use data centers as backup plan for winter storm

Trump administration cancels $30 billion in green energy loans finalized under Biden

House votes to undo showerhead rules Trump has blamed for harming hairdo

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