Friday, January 30, 2026

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30 People Dead From Effects of Winter Storm as More Freezing Cold Pummels US

(Headline USA)  Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice. At least 30 deaths were reported in states afflicted with severe cold. Deep snow...

DOE Issues Emergency Orders to Mitigate Blackouts in New England, Texas

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square)  U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued emergency orders to mitigate blackouts in New England and Texas as 24 states have declared an emergency due to an Arctic blast moving across the U.S. over the weekend. More than 200 million people are in Storm Fern’s 2,300-mile...

California Sues Trump Administration Over Oil Pipelines

(Dave Mason, The Center Square) California is suing the Trump administration over its decision to take control of two state pipelines and permit Sable Offshore Corp. to restart pumping oil through them. With the Pacific Ocean behind him, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the suit Friday during a news...

Trump ‘Inclined’ To Keep Exxon Out of Venezuela

Exxon CEO Darren Woods made the comments on Friday, when President Trump hosted a group of oil executives to discuss his plans for Venezuela.

Trump Declares National Emergency to Protect Stolen Venezuela Funds

After ordering the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, Trump claimed that the US was controlling the country...

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Anti-Oil Cases with Energy Costs on the Line

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Energy advocates have been warning against green energy demands driving up prices across the country. As anti-oil and gas activists seek legal pathways to straddle the energy industry, U.S. companies are making less effective products at higher prices to comply with demands while customers...

Trump Signs Order Protecting Venezuelan Oil Revenue from Legal Claims

(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order to protect revenue from all sales of Venezuelan oil held in U.S. Treasury accounts from seizure by courts or creditors. Citing the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, Trump said the executive order is...

US Oil Companies Want Guarantees from Trump Before Investing in Venezuela

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US oil companies want “serious guarantees” from the Trump administration before making large investments in Venezuela, according to a report from the Financial Times. After launching the attack on Caracas that killed around 100 people and resulted in the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro, Trump said the US...

Senate Rejects Trump’s Military Threats Against Venezuela with War Powers Vote

(Headline USA) The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote and...

US Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker in the North Atlantic, Drawing Rebuke From Moscow

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US forces on Wednesday boarded and took by force a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic Ocean that it initially tried to seize off the coast of Venezuela weeks ago, an action that drew condemnation from Moscow. The tanker was named the Bella 1 when the...

Rep. Massie Calls Out Trump’s Venezuela Oil Grab

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has called out the Trump administration’s attempt to take over Venezuela’s oil industry following the US attack on the country that resulted in the US abduction of President Nicolas Maduro and the killing of dozens of people. “It’s not American oil. It’s Venezuelan oil,”...

Trump Administration Orders a Colorado Coal-Fired Power Generator to Stay Open

(Headline USA) The Trump administration has told another coal-fired power facility to remain open, this time ordering the owners of a Colorado electricity generating unit to keep it running beyond its Wednesday retirement date. Compliance will cost Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and the other owners of the Craig Station...
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