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Schumer teases plan to lower energy costs
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (226+ words) By Andres Picon | 03/05/2026 07:08 AM EST The Senate minority leader is embarking on an affordability agenda as the Trump administration makes its own moves. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) at the Capitol this week. Francis Chung/POLITICO Senate Minority Leader…...
Tom Steyer’s tech and AI plan
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (201+ words) By Chase DiFeliciantonio, Tyler Katzenberger | 03/05/2026 06:35 AM EST The billionaire candidate for governor wants to tax tech to create a "Sovereign Wealth Fund." California gubernatiorial candidate Tom Steyer released his plan for AI and tech if elected. Gerald Herbert/AP California…...
Lawmakers say water cuts threaten national security, food supply
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (177+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 03/04/2026 04:27 PM EST Arizona Democrats are urging the administration to redo its Colorado River Basin plan. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) helped lead a letter this week against the administration's plan for the Colorado River Basin. Francis Chung/POLITICO…...
White House completes review of relaxed offshore oil rule
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (174+ words) By Ian M. Stevenson | 03/04/2026 01:34 PM EST The changes reduce recently implemented bonding requirements for offshore oil and gas companies. An offshore oil rig is pictured in the Gulf of Mexico. John Manning/Kerr-McGee/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration took…...
California politics could cause a reversal on autonomous trucks
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (235+ words) By Chase DiFeliciantonio | 03/04/2026 12:21 PM EST A new Democratic governor could shift gears away from the Newsom years on autonomous trucks to appease labor. Self-driving trucks have become a political litmus test in the California governor's race. Gene J. Puskar/AP SACRAMENTO,…...
Arizona lawmakers consider ‘nuisance’ restrictions on solar, wind farms
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (206+ words) By Adam Aton | 03/04/2026 07:05 AM EST A bill that passed the state House last week would make it a misdemeanor to build a major wind or solar farm within 4 miles of a home unless certain conditions are met. Sunlight reflects off…...
California gas prices will jump under climate revisions, industry warns
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (187+ words) By Anne C. Mulkern | 03/04/2026 06:29 AM EST Tightening the state's cap-and-trade program to cut carbon emissions could hike pump prices by 15 cents per gallon, a fuels alliance says. California's high gasoline prices, on display at a Los Angeles gas station, would increase…...
Iran conflict inflames California’s gasoline-price blame game
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (158+ words) By Noah Baustin | 03/03/2026 06:13 AM EST The conflict in Iran is sending oil prices soaring " and inflaming homegrown fights over fuel policy. California was already navigating a perfect storm on gasoline prices. The war in Iran just added the lightning. The…...
White House poised to revoke Biden’s public lands rule
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (185+ words) By Scott Streater | 03/02/2026 04:17 PM EST The Bureau of Land Management proposed final rule was sent Friday to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. A Bureau of Land Management sign denotes public lands in Oregon. Bureau of Land Management Washington…...
Zinke to retire from Congress
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (184+ words) By Timothy Cama | 03/02/2026 04:17 PM EST The Montana Republican served as Interior secretary during President Donald Trump's first term. Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke at the Capitol in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP Rep. Ryan Zinke will retire from the House and…...