Massachusetts Gov. Healey to feds: Step on the gas — after years of bragging she stopped the pipelines

Governor Maura Healey is asking the Trump administration to move faster on a natural gas pipeline expansion she once made a political career out of opposing. The request landed on October 1, about a month before the November 2026 general election, in a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright urging federal agencies to clear reviews […]

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NANO Nuclear Energy Advances Vertical Integration Strategy by Signing Definitive Agreement to Acquire Strategic NRC-Licensed U.S. Nuclear Fuel Processing AssetNANO Nuclear Energy Advances Vertical Integration Strategy by Signing Definitive Agreement to Acquire Strategic NRC-Licensed U.S. Nuclear Fuel Processing Asset

NANO Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ: NNE) has taken another concrete step toward vertical integration across the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle. On October 1, 2026, the company and its wholly owned subsidiary HALEU Energy Fuel Inc. signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Radnostix, Inc. (formerly International Isotopes Inc.) and its subsidiary International Isotopes Fluorine Products, Inc. […]

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South Korea Investment in U.S. includes eight huge nuclear power plants for Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolnia and Kentucky

South Korea’s planned U.S. investment package includes a framework for eight large nuclear reactors, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick naming Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Kentucky as expected host states. The September 30, 2026 White House announcement is real, but it is a commercial framework tied to last year’s tariff deal—not a zero-cost gift fully […]

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China now adding stress to diesel markets – Where do we go from here?

China is once again withholding refined products from the global market, layering fresh stress onto an already strained diesel complex. On October 1, 2026, trade sources reported that Chinese refiners have suspended oil-product exports for October to destinations other than Hong Kong and Macau, pending new guidance from Beijing. State-owned major PetroChina has canceled planned […]

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Alaska to Get $54 Billion Korean LNG Investment: The Long-Stalled Project, Who’s Involved, and Why It Matters for Midterms, Energy Security, and the Entire United States

President Donald Trump is set to unveil a major South Korean investment package that includes roughly $54 billion directed at Alaska’s long-planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, according to White House officials and multiple reports. The announcement, expected in the Oval Office, is the first major tranche from South Korea’s broader $200 billion in U.S. […]

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From Prosecutor to Congress: How Texas is Securing America’s Energy Future

Welcome back to the Energy News Beat podcast. Today we’re diving into one of the most critical conversations happening in American politics—energy security, economic policy, and leadership. Our guest is Eric Flores, a former federal prosecutor, Captain in the Texas Army National Guard, and congressional candidate running in South Texas’s District 34 with President Trump’s […]

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Mesabi Metallics will be building the largest steel plant in American history in the great state of Iowa.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that Mesabi Metallics will construct a roughly $15 billion steel complex in Iowa—described by the White House as the largest steel plant in U.S. history. Combined with additional investment to complete the company’s Minnesota iron ore operations, the integrated project is valued at about $18 billion. The plant is slated […]

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