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Biden Seeks to Bolster Solar Manufacturers With Tax, Trade Moves

The Biden administration is initiating a suite of policies that it says will help foster a deeper domestic supply chain for solar panels, following pleas from US manufacturers confronting a surge of tariff-free imports.

IRS Gives New Option for Bonus Energy Credit Cost Calculations

The Treasury Department and IRS on Thursday issued guidance aimed at providing certainty for green energy developers seeking domestic content bonus credits for certain renewable energy projects, removing one of the biggest challenges facing taxpayers seeking the add-ons.

Success of US Green Product Strategy Is Backed by Data, GSA Says

The White House’s bid to spur markets for green building materials appears to be working, according to new data the Biden administration will release on Thursday.

Venture Global Slams ‘Eleventh Hour’ FERC Data Request on LNG

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1216765D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-7e9c-de3b-adcf-febff54a0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Venture Global LNG Inc. says it is still hopeful the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will vote on its application for a liquefied natural gas export project this month even after receiving an “eleventh hour” data request from the agency on Wednesday — one day before the regulator releases its agenda for its May meeting.

EPA Asks to Quash ‘Gratuitous’ Request to Gut Civil Rights Law

The Environmental Protection Agency urged a district judge to drop a request that would further restrict civil rights protections in Louisiana and beyond.

Rare Toads or Clean Energy? An Environmental Law Fight in Nevada

In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.

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Brainard Says Tariffs Needed to Avoid ‘China Shock’ in US

President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser on Thursday offered a forceful defense of new tariffs on Chinese imports, calling them necessary to avoid economic turbulence from unfair trade practices that threaten to undo recent manufacturing and job gains.

Crescent to Buy SilverBow for $2.1 Billion Amid Proxy Fight

<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-81fd-de3b-adcf-dbffda400000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Crescent Energy Inc. agreed to buy <-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018f-81fd-de3b-adcf-dbffda400001","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">SilverBow Resources Inc., a rival oil and gas producer that’s in a proxy fight with its largest shareholder, for $2.1 billion.

Dark Fleet Oil Tankers in 50 Mishaps Since Ukraine Invasion

Vessels that are part of the shadow fleet of oil tankers assembled to haul sanctioned barrels have been involved in at least 50 accidents since <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/4458Z%20RU%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-822c-de3b-adcf-daafe7d90002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to insurer Allianz SE.

California Fights to Keep Insurers Despite Fire Risk

How a Rare Toad Species Stopped a Clean Energy Project

Climate Change Fuels Texas Boom Towns' Water Worries

Insurers Sue Their Own Clients to Dodge PFAS Claims

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Alameda’s Sam Trabucco Breaks Silence in Another FTX Case

A key player in Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle has been absent from public view since the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in late 2022. A year and a half later, <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-8251-de3b-adcf-daf3e7250001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Sam Trabucco has emerged to lend his support to a former colleague ahead of their sentencing.