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The Biden administration sold oil and gas leases days after the climate summit

Nathan Rott, NPR

Posted on November 18, 2021 · The Biden administration oversaw one of the largest oil and gas lease sales in American history just days after pledging to take action on climate change at the international climate summit.

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Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut

SCOTT DETROW, NPR

Posted on April 22, 2021 · The president will begin a climate summit by announcing that the United States will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade.

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Houston, Other Cities, To Work To Curb Renewable Energy Costs

STEVE LeBLANC, AP

Posted on June 7, 2018 · The summit comes about a year after President Donald Trump's administration announced plans to pull out of the Kerry-negotiated Paris climate accord

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Exxon booked record profits in 2022 as energy prices soared

Cathy Bussewitz, AP Business Writer

Posted on January 31, 2023 · The oil giant brought in $12.75 billion in profits in the fourth quarter, bringing annual net income to $55.7 billion.

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Houston-area coalition bidding for hydrogen hub designation from U.S. Department of Energy

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on January 4, 2023 · A group called HyVelocity Hub, which includes Amazon, Chevron, the University of Texas and the Center for Houston's Future, among many others, is applying for federal dollars and a designation as a regional hydrogen energy hub.

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Houston-area families reunite after imprisoned Citgo executives freed from Venezuela

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on October 4, 2022 · The remaining five members of the "Citgo 6," along with two other Americans who had been jailed by the Venezuelan government, were released Saturday as part of a prisoner swap.

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Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike

Andrea Hsu, NPR

Posted on September 15, 2022 · President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

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