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The new Conservative government is offering as many as 100 new oil and gas exploration licenses in the North Sea, as it also ends a moratorium on shale gas extraction imposed three years ago.

Oral arguments in Sackett v. EPA had justices squaring off on methods and tests used under the Clean Water Act to determine if building sites are federally protected—with other novel industry linked issues in additional cases this term

Unburned gas makes up as much as 10% of U.S. petroleum-based emissions, University of Michigan researchers claim in journal Science, as Europe probes methane leaks from Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines that could be sabotage.

Company signs consent decree with Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Dept. for former Montana metals smelter site remediation

Cable routing to imploded former powerplant site is approved for developer Orsted's $1.6B, 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 project, which local coastal town officials object to.

Princeton report sees 2.3% annual capacity growth compared to current 1% to link growing clean energy resources, but unclear permit reforms and project approval authority are key hurdles; DOE seeks input in using Defense Production Act authority to boost component manufacture and supply.

Officials awarded new contract to Lakeshore Global Corp. in August to complete the years-long water supply project.

Proposed infrastructure is intended to manage future coastal storm risks in and around New York City.