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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA - APRIL 18: Tank rail cars, which could be used to carry gas or liquid loads, sit on tracks near the Pioneer Chlor-Alkali company, which produces chlorine and caustic soda, April 18, 2003 in Santa Fe Springs, California. A report regarding documents filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claims more than 100 chemical plants in the U.S. could pose a substantial toxic risk in the event of a terrorist attack or major accident. According to the documents, the entire contents of a rail car could be released within 10 minutes and spead toxic concentrations of chlorine gas for 14 miles with deadly effect in the immediate area.

Is LNG by rail safe?

By Shelby Webb | 02/28/2023 06:56 AM EST

Power lines are shown Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Houston. More than 4 million people in Texas still had no power a full day after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows, buckling the state's power grid and causing widespread blackouts.

DOE touts grid expansion plans as operators raise concerns

By Peter Behr, Miranda Willson | 02/27/2023 06:48 AM EST

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 12: In this photo illustration, flames burn on a natural gas-burning stove on January 12, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Consumers and politicians have voiced concern after the commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently suggested that gas stoves were a health hazard, leading people to believe that they would be banned. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

DOE rule may block 50% of current gas stove models

By Brian Dabbs | 02/24/2023 06:43 AM EST

Biden admin details plans for floating wind

By David Iaconangelo | 02/23/2023 06:59 AM EST

FILE - A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Under the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act, companies must start producing precise measurements of their methane emissions next year or face fines.

Energy sector’s methane emissions near all-time high

By Lamar Johnson | 02/22/2023 07:17 AM EST

Pipes at the landfall facilities of Nord Stream 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin, solar panels.

3 questions answered on the Ukraine war’s impact on energy

By Shelby Webb, Carlos Anchondo, David Iaconangelo | 02/22/2023 07:10 AM EST

PARK RIDGE, IL - SEPTEMBER 21: A natural gas meter, with its service piping and valve, is shown outside a newly constructed residential home September 21, 2005 in Park Ridge, Illinois. Prices for natural gas this winter could skyrocket upwards of 70 percent, resulting from the inclement weather in the Gulf; most affected may be the Midwest according to economists and the Energy Department.

Why energy bills skyrocketed in the U.S. West

By Jason Plautz | 02/21/2023 06:44 AM EST

FORT WORTH, TX - FEBRUARY 16: Pike Electric service trucks line up after a snow storm on February 16, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. Winter storm Uri has brought historic cold weather and power outages to Texas as storms have swept across 26 states with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation.

FERC approves power plant rules to fight extreme weather

By Miranda Willson | 02/17/2023 07:08 AM EST

Crypto is here to save the grid. Or crash it.

By Jason Plautz | 02/16/2023 07:02 AM EST

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