Energy in America

Baltimore has become the latest U.S. city to try and hold the world's biggest oil companies financially responsible for global warming.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. decreased by eight this week to 1,046.

The EPA recently relaxed rules for the disposal of spent coal, and more changes could be ahead.

Turkey's foreign ministry says it is monitoring American sanctions on Iran, following a meeting with visiting U.S. officials.

General Electric Co. (GE) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $800 million.

A federal judge has tossed out New York City's effort to hold oil companies responsible for global warming, saying it's not the judiciary's responsibility.

___ Zuckerberg's Holocaust comment puts Facebook on the spot NEW YORK (AP) — Denying the Holocaust is probably OK on Facebook.

Courts twice have blocked Nevada from carrying out its first execution in 12 years using a never-tried combination of drugs that it created after struggling to get lethal injection supplies.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after U.S. government data indicated bullish demand for gasoline and distillates, which overshadowed a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories and U.S. crude oil production hitting 11 million bpd for the first time.

Crude oil prices were down nearly 1% as investors worried about a possible rise in global output.

Germany is hosting European Union-brokered talks between Moscow and Kiev on the future transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after the current contract expires next year.

Asian markets were mostly lower on Tuesday following a mixed day on Wall Street, as tensions over U.S. tariffs overshadowed data suggesting global growth is still on track.

State media say that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has harshly reprimanded local officials over a delayed construction project.

U.S. stocks are mixed Monday morning as banks rise along with interest rates but energy companies sink along with the price of oil.

A former official at a state-run electric company in Caracas, Venezuela, pleaded guilty Monday to money laundering conspiracy relating to an alleged multibillion-dollar graft scheme in the Venezuelan oil industry.

___ Jared Kushner's family firm accused of pushing out tenants NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty current and former tenants of a New York City building owned by the Kushner Cos. allege it harassed them with construction hazards, apartment intrusions and rent hikes while trying to force them out to make way for high-paying condo buyers.

The U.S. says countries and businesses that keep importing Iranian oil could avoid penalties by making "significant reductions" as Washington re-imposes sanctions on Tehran later this year.

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