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April 14, 2025

In this week’s edition of energy and environmental policy news across the states: Unleashing US LNG to bolster economy, security; Renewable natural gas finds favor among states; Eliminating electricity sales tax floated for consumer relief, At a glance Montana

Plus: Romito: California: Land of energy policy incompetence, hypocrisy

EnergyPlatform.News [[link removed]] Unleashing U.S. LNG to bolster security, economy [[link removed]]

U.S. energy exports – specifically liquefied natural gas (LNG) – have surged following the Department of Energy’s rollback of a Biden-era pause on projects.

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Renewable Natural Gas finds favor among states, fed [[link removed]]

Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is expected to grow rapidly through the next decade as state legislatures consider new policies that would boost biogas production, and as President Donald Trump offered his support via his sweeping executive order to unleash American energy.

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Eliminating electricity sales tax floated for consumer relief [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

In response to increasing costs of residential energy bills, the Wyoming legislature recently considered a first-of-its kind proposal to repeal sales tax on electricity sales.

Currently, 21 states offer utility sales tax exemptions for select industries and businesses, although no state with a sales tax currently exempts electricity sales from the levy.

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At a glance: Montana [[link removed]] [[link removed]]

A snapshot of energy and environmental facts about the state of Montana.

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Romito: California: Land of energy policy incompetence, hypocrisy [[link removed]]

California’s ambitious renewable energy goals are often lauded as a model for sustainability, but when analyzed objectively, they are littered with ethical implications and a complete lack of capital discipline.

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Domestic uranium production gets a boost in the Southwest [[link removed]]

Louisiana lands major supply chain plant for EV batteries [[link removed]]

California rail: Behind schedule, over budget, under scrutiny [[link removed]]

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