Energy in America

___ Trump to sign Mexico deal in 90 days; Canada talks to resume WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks to keep Canada in a North American trade bloc broke up Friday and will resume next week as the United States wrangles bitterly with its long-time ally over the protected Canadian dairy market, U.S. attempts to shield some drug companies from generic competition and other issues.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday completed more than a year of additional study of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, saying the work substantiated its earlier determination that the pipeline poses no significant environmental threats.

More than a year after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast, state environmental authorities have only just begun enforcement actions against a handful of companies deemed responsible for some of the most massive air and water pollution incidents reported during and immediately after the storm.

Brazil's state oil company Petrobras and France's Total have bought stakes in three pre-salt oil blocks off the Atlantic coast.

University of California researchers are feeding seaweed to dairy cows in an attempt to make cattle more climate-friendly.

Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has quashed the approval of the contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that would nearly triple the flow of oil from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific Coast.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Ghana during a three-nation West Africa visit aimed at boosting investment in a region that is a major source of migrants heading toward Europe.

An Ohio-based energy company said Wednesday it is closing its last coal-fired power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania, a move decried by the coal industry and called inevitable by environmentalists.

U.S. stocks are dipping Thursday morning after a four-day rally brought major indexes to record highs.

A Portland-based tidal energy startup is attempting to secure $12 million in private investments, even though venture funds are favoring other energy projects.

Emboldened by a new peace deal, civil war-torn South Sudan says it will resume oil production in a key region next month to make up for more than $4 billion of revenue lost during years of fighting.

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as positive sentiment from U.S. economic data and the country's willingness to strike a trade deal with Canada was shaken by a weaker dollar.

U.S. stock indexes are slightly higher Wednesday morning as technology companies continue to climb.

The Environmental Protection Agency is rethinking a 2012 rule limiting mercury emissions and other pollutants from power plants.

Two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group could flee to Turkey if they are released ahead of trial on charges in a $500 million tax credit scheme, federal prosecutors said in court documents unsealed ahead of a Wednesday court hearing.

The Latest on two biodiesel executives charged in an alleged $500 million tax credit scheme (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Two Salt Lake City biodiesel executives linked to a polygamous group will stay in jail on federal charges in an alleged $500 million tax credit scheme.

Steady oil prices and the end of strong summer demand should start pushing gasoline prices down.

The first people to be sent to jail for protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota have lost their appeals to the state's Supreme Court.

The average national gas price has been about 41 cents higher this year compared to 2017.

The vote comes as California is battling raging wildfires that could significantly rise in number throughout the coming years.