ENERGY

(Headline USA) Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday, as smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze. Air quality warnings were expected to remain in effect through Saturday across a wide...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command on Thursday announced it was bombing Iran for the sixth consecutive night as the US continues to escalate its attacks on the country. “At 2 pm ET today, US forces began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the sixth consecutive night...

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York became the first state to pause on energy-hungry data centers under an executive order signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday, which comes in response to concerns about rising utility bills and the regional electric grid. The directive signed by Hochul sets a one-year...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  U.S. inflation decreased by 0.4% in June, for a seasonally adjusted total of 3.5% over the year, driven by rapidly falling energy costs, according to a new report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Inflation rose by 0.5% in May before declining 0.4%...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Saudi-led forces bombed the international airport in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, reigniting the war with Yemen’s Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, which has been in a state of ceasefire that has held relatively well since 2022. The attack was claimed by Yemen’s so-called “internationally recognized government,”...

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The United States appears to be on the cusp of returning to full-scale strikes against Iran after pounding the Islamic Republic over the weekend, stemming from Iranian aggression over control of the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump told Fox News Monday that the U.S....

(Headline USA) A fast-spreading blaze prompted evacuation orders Friday afternoon in a sparsely populated area of Los Angeles County. The brush fire sparked around 1 p.m. under dry and scorching hot conditions in a remote high desert region about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northeast of LA, according to the LA...

(Headline USA) The U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in the waters off Oman. In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said American forces launched the strikes “to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking...

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Things got heated during a recent CNN panel debate about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s edict to set thermostats at 78 degrees Fahrenheit amid a record-shattering heat wave. But not literally. As panelist Ben Ferguson pointed out, the studio where the discussion took place was anything...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The Trump administration is set to cut subsidies for new solar and wind power projects on Saturday. Estimates suggest the subsidies have cost taxpayers more than $141 billion over the past 16 years, more than any other energy source. The Working Families Tax Cuts, a...

(Robert Matteson, The Center Square) A 50,187-acre wildfire in Colorado has been declared the nation's No. 1 firefighting priority. Spanning Pueblo and Custer counties, the Aspen Acres Fire is expected to cost $15 million of taxpayer's money to fight, according to an estimate from The National Interagency Fire Center. But the final...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) German prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian national over his alleged role in the September 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines, which previously brought natural gas from Russia to Germany. The prosecutors say that the man, identified as Serhii K, a former Ukrainian military officer, led a sabotage...