Survey: US consumers prefer gas-powered cars more now than they did a year ago

https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025/05/22/kpmg-survey-us-consumers-gas-cars-evs-tariffs ByJordyn Grzelewski In these uncertain times, US consumers are embracing the familiar: gas-guzzling cars, trucks, and SUVs. That’s according to findings from the auto section of KPMG’s annual American Perspectives survey. Based on responses from 2,500 adults across the country, the survey suggested an “increasing preference for standard gas-powered vehicles.” Asked about their preference […]

Supreme Court limits judges’ authority to block infrastructure projects over environmental concerns

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-limits-judges-authority-block-infrastructure-projects-over-environmental-concerns By Anders Hagstrom , Greg Wehner Fox News Justices say courts must defer to agencies unless their decisions fall outside a ‘broad zone of reasonableness’ The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the authority of judges to block infrastructure projects due to environmental concerns. The justices handed down the lone decision Thursday morning, slightly curbing judicial authority at a time when […]

Climate Lawfare Groups Tied to Nature Study Claiming Fossil Fuels Cost Global Economy $28 Trillion

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/climate-lawfare-groups-tied-to-nature-study-claiming-fossil-fuels-cost-global-economy-28-trillion/ By James Lynch Left-wing law firms and activist groups known for engaging in climate lawfare have ties to a widely circulated study claiming the world would be $28 trillion richer without carbon emissions produced by major fossil fuel companies between 1991 and 2020. The study, published in the journal Nature last month, acknowledges the contributions of individuals who are affiliated […]

Trump’s drive for ocean bed mining threatens UN’s ‘Law of the Sea’ Treaty

Also see: Trump signs order to launch U.S. into deep-sea mining – E&E News by POLITICO # AFP: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250528-trump-s-drive-for-ocean-bed-mining-threatens-law-of-the-sea (AFP) – US President Donald Trump’s move to sidestep global regulations and begin pushing for seabed mining in international waters could pose a wider threat of competing countries claiming sovereignty over the ocean, experts say. Trump […]

Watchdog finds ‘no evidence’ Biden knew of crucial climate EOs, demands answers on who signed autopen

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watchdog-finds-no-evidence-biden-knew-crucial-climate-eos-demands-answers-who-signed-autopen By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News Power the Future is calling on Congress to investigate the validity of former President Joe Biden’s signatures A pro-energy group is renewing its call for an investigation into over half a dozen Biden administration executive actions related to climate that it believes should be deemed null and void due to […]

Trump’s Tariffs Might Be the Green Policy Nobody Saw Coming

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/05/29/trumps_tariffs_might_be_the_green_policy_nobody_saw_coming_1113272.html By Melanie Collette For all the buzz about “going green,” much of the technology touted by the Green Left to move our nation to “Net Zero” — specifically solar panels and EV batteries — comes from places where the sky is choked with smog and rivers run with industrial waste.  And while these same critics […]