Energy
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How long will it take for U.S. gas prices to react to Middle East conflict?Jun 16, 2025 3:52 pm - The conflict between Israel and Iran has the potential to considerably disrupt global energy markets, with each nation attacking the other’s oil and gas infrastructure. I...
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Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety
Jun 16, 2025 2:07 pm - President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as he continues to assert more control over independent regulatory agencies.
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How ComEd is planning to help customers who are struggling to pay electric billsJun 12, 2025 7:34 am - Financially struggling ComEd customers can get grants of up to $500 to pay their energy bills under a new program.
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UN nuclear watchdog board censures Iran, which retaliates by announcing a new enrichment site
Jun 12, 2025 6:28 am - The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran later this year.
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Trump’s EPA targets environmental rules projected to save billions — and many thousands of lives
Jun 05, 2025 9:50 am - When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would put a “dagger through the heart of c...
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‘We know how to do it right’: Suburbs welcoming data centers say they’ll benefit their communitiesJun 04, 2025 6:53 pm - When it comes to the use of electricity and other resources like water, data centers are expected to pay their way and keep residents and fellow businesses free of negative side effects of their presence, Hoffman Estates Village Manager Eric Palm said Wednesday.
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As data centers drive electricity costs higher, energy sector reform fails in Springfield
Jun 04, 2025 6:18 pm - An ambitious Illinois energy reform bill stalled as lawmakers couldn't reach consensus, leaving climate and cost issues unresolved. The bill sought clean energy incentives, higher data center fees, and nuclear power support.
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Meta becomes the latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs
Jun 03, 2025 10:57 am - Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook’s parent company.
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Trump says he warned Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran strike to give US more time for nuclear talks
May 28, 2025 8:04 am - President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on striking Iran to give the U.S. administration more time to push for a new nuclear deal with Tehran.
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Consumer advocates tell regulators to slash rate hike requests from Nicor, Ameren
May 15, 2025 2:30 pm - Natural gas customers in the Chicago suburbs and downstate Illinois are likely to see an increase in their monthly bills next year, but it’s up to state regulators to decide how big a hike, if any, to approve.