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National Environmental Policy Act: An Obstacle to Affordable and Reliable Energy

One of the most far-reaching examples is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Its drafters intended a modest law ...
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U.S. Signs a Mining Agreement with Nigeria

Nigeria and the United States signed an agreement on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on September 24 ...
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U.S. Midwest Refiners Need Expanded Infrastructure to Move Their Surplus Capacity to Markets

U.S. Midwest refiners have large refineries that produce more gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel than the regional market can ...
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Massachusetts Governor Healey Declares an ‘Energy Emergency’ As Election Day Nears

Less than a month before Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey faces reelection, she has called for an energy emergency, ...
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Trump Touts $54 Billion South Korea Investment in Alaska LNG

President Donald Trump announced a $54 billion South Korean investment in the Alaska LNG project, which would carry North ...
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Oil Prices Reached Over $100 a Barrel Due to Strikes in the Middle East

Oil prices are over $100 a barrel because strikes on oil tankers in the Gulf have disrupted supply, but flows are near or above pre-conflict levels as the U.S. Navy shuttles oil through the Strait of ...
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NEPA Is Blocking Affordable, Reliable Energy—Here’s How to Fix It

The Institute for Energy Research (IER) today released its newest paper, National Environmental Policy Act: An ...