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Energy Briefs: Supreme Court, Oil, Alaska Drilling

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Climate Liability Case The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, one …

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Energy Brief: Texas Plant Fire, Solar Access, Global Shifts

U.S. ENERGY Firefighters Battle Blaze at Texas Decommissioned Power Plant Firefighters in southeastern Texas battled a massive blaze Sunday at a decommissioned power plant in Texas City, Galveston County, sending large plumes of smoke into the air. The fire broke out around 2:30 a.m., drawing 50 to 60 firefighters from multiple departments who worked throughout …

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