Thomas Catenacci

2 weeks ago | freebeacon.com | Thomas Catenacci

Pennsylvania's two senators are joining forces in an attempt to relocate the Department of Energy's fossil fuel office to Pittsburgh, a blue-collar city with a rich manufacturing and energy legacy, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Sens.

2 weeks ago | freebeacon.com | Thomas Catenacci

WATCH: Media Shrug Off LA Rioters as ‘Peaceful People’ The Trump administration is rolling back Biden-era regulations that would have tightened emissions restrictions on coal and gas power plants and forced hundreds of existing coal plants to shutter in the coming years. In an announcement Wednesday afternoon, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said his agency will repeal both greenhouse gas emissions standards targeting the power sector and so-called Mercury and Air Toxics Standards that apply to...

2 weeks ago | freebeacon.com | Thomas Catenacci

WATCH: Media Shrug Off LA Rioters as ‘Peaceful People’ A major energy developer is abandoning an offshore wind project in New Jersey, citing the Trump EPA's decision to revoke the project's permits and White House actions clamping down on future offshore wind development. In a filing published Tuesday, France-based EDF Renewables requested that New Jersey state regulators cancel an existing power supply contract related to its Atlantic Shores 1 wind project, a move that effectively suspends...

3 weeks ago | freebeacon.com | Thomas Catenacci

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D., Texas) accused Republicans of scrutinizing a $2 billion Biden-era grant benefiting a nonprofit linked to Stacey Abrams for the purpose of keeping a "strong black woman down."Crockett's comments came during a DOGE subcommittee hearing examining how nonprofits may abuse government funds in pursuit of far-left initiatives.

3 weeks ago | freebeacon.com | Thomas Catenacci

DEADHORSE, Alaska—The Trump administration is considering leveraging the federal loan office the Biden administration used to fund dozens of green energy projects to kickstart a behemoth $44 billion pipeline project that would transport natural gas across Alaska. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Monday that his agency may issue a federal loan guarantee for the project, noting its economic and national security importance.