WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Department Withdraws from Biden-Era Columbia River System Memorandum of Understanding * U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today announced that the Department of Energy in coordination with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the Departments of Commerce and the Interior and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has officially withdrawn (https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, in an op-ed published in the New York Post on June 27, 2025, advocated for ending federal subsidies for wind and solar power. Wright asserted that these subsidies contribute to higher electricity prices and a less stable grid, citing the intermittent nature of renewable sources and their inability to consistently meet demand, especially during peak times. He highlighted President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" as a solution, aim more PR