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DOGE lease cancellations: Which government offices could be closed this year and when

The General Services Administration, working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, has notified landlords that federal agencies will be terminating hundreds of leases for offices and buildings in the coming months

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Growing number of physical attacks on power grid raises alarm among top officials

Both state and federal lawmakers want to boost security around energy infrastructure.

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Feds using 'enhanced surveillance' to see what's behind the natural gas spike in California

The head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that oversees the interstate transmission of natural gas, electricity and oil on Thursday would not say whether it will launch a formal investigation into soaring natural gas prices in California but did say the agency has assigned staff to examine whether any…

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Now in the spotlight, FERC has an acting leader and a vacancy

WASHINGTON — Decisions on electric transmission, grid stability, extreme weather, climate impacts and leadership await the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the independent national agency that regulates the power grid, as it enters the new year with an interim chairman at the helm and down a member.

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Now in the spotlight, FERC has an acting leader and a vacancy - Roll Call

Decisions on electric transmission, grid stability, extreme weather, climate impacts and leadership await the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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To cut fossil fuels, California needs power lines, fast. Building them takes a decade

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A century ago, thousands of Californians flocked to opening day for the Vaca-Dixon substation to hear the world’s longest and highest-voltage power line hum with electricity for the first time. It was an engineering marvel, built by hundreds of men and their mules in just two years.

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What social media regulation could look like: Think of pipelines, not utilities

Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, and his controversial statements and decisions as its owner, have fueled a new wave of calls for regulating social media companies. Elected officials and policy scholars have argued for years that companies like Twitter and Facebook – now Meta – have immense power over public…

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Florida divests from BlackRock

Last week, the state of Florida, at the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and State Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis, became the latest state to divest funds from BlackRock over its sustainability and ESG policies:

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US regulators to vote on largest dam demolition in history

The largest dam demolition and river restoration plan in the world could become reality as U.S. regulators vote on whether to approve the removal of four aging structures, reopening hundreds of miles of California river to imperiled salmon

The Independent UK

With Manchin’s bill aside, other permitting proposals await

WASHINGTON — Despite the apparent death of Sen. Joe Manchin III’s permit overhaul legislation before it even got a vote, there are bipartisan ingredients that could be blended into a bill to change how large construction projects such as power lines and highways are greenlighted in America.

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With Manchin's bill aside, other permitting proposals await - Roll Call

Sen. Joe Manchin's energy permitting bill has some bipartisan elements that could be used to change how infrastructure projects are greenlit.

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