Kevin Killough

1 week ago | justthenews.com | Kevin Killough

The Department of Justice filed lawsuits Thursday against Hawaii and Michigan over planned climate-based litigation against fossil fuel companies. The DOJ also filed separate lawsuits against New York and Vermont over those states’ “climate superfund” laws, that levy fines against fossil fuel companies for producing legal products that consumers willingly and needfully purchase.

2 weeks ago | justthenews.com | Kevin Killough

The House on Wednesday passed a measure repealing a waiver that the Biden administration, in its final days, had handed California. The waiver allowed the state to set emissions standards higher than those set by the Environmental Protection Agency. Among the promises President Donald Trump made during his campaign was to immediately bring an end to what is generally referred to as the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandate.

2 weeks ago | justthenews.com | Kevin Killough

Former President Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to “end fossil fuels,” and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris wasn’t planning to change the direction of U.S. energy if elected. Upon assuming office the second time, President Donald Trump signaled a shift in energy policy that would place concerns about climate change and emissions reductions in the backseat, and put energy affordability and reliability at the wheel.

2 weeks ago | justthenews.com | Kevin Killough

The House Wednesday passed a resolution that revokes the waiver the Biden administration granted California in December, which allowed California to set its own emissions requirements. The rule allowed the Golden State to implement its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) regulations, which required 100% of new vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission models by 2035. The Biden administration passed two regulations that create the de facto EV mandate.

2 weeks ago | justthenews.com | Kevin Killough

At approximately 12:35 p.m. local time, the electrical grid on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain and Portugal, collapsed, plunging the region into darkness. The blackout trapped people in elevators, grounded air traffic, shut down ATMs, caused subways and trains to fail, and left millions without phones or internet. "We have never had a complete collapse of the system," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in a televised address Monday night.