Nichola Groom

1 day ago | usatoday.com | Nichola Groom

U.S. trade officials finalized steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case in which American manufacturers accused Chinese companies of flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods. The case was brought last year by Korea's Hanwha Qcells 000880.KS, Arizona-based First Solar Inc. FSLR.O and several smaller producers seeking to protect billions of dollars in investments in U.S. solar manufacturing.

2 days ago | usatoday.com | Nichola Groom |Valerie Volcovici

April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump's administration over its rapid-fire and sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations on oil, gas and coal development.

6 days ago | kfgo.com | Nichola Groom

By Nichola Groom(Reuters) -The Trump administration’s decision to halt construction of Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 farm off the coast of New York late on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the offshore wind industry, raising concerns that fully-permitted developments representing billions in investment aren’t safe. U.S. President Donald Trump had campaigned on a promise to end the offshore wind industry, arguing it is too expensive and hurts whales and birds.

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Sonali Paul |Jamie Freed |Nichola Groom

(Reuters) -U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a halt to construction of Equinor's Empire Wind project off the coast of New York, saying information suggested the Biden administration approved it without enough environmental analysis.

2 weeks ago | insurancejournal.com | Nichola Groom

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change. The move is the latest in a string of efforts by Trump’s administration to pump up domestic energy output and push back against largely Democratic-led policies to curb carbon emissions. It came just hours after Trump, a Republican, issued orders to increase coal production.