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New Jersey asked a federal judge to block New York from moving forward on Jan. 5 with a plan to charge drivers entering Manhattan’s central business district while a legal challenge plays out.

Diesel prices rose slightly this week, climbing 2.7 cents per gallon to reach a national average of $3.503, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released Dec. 30.

In its first accident probe of an electric-battery heavy truck, NTSB is examining the Aug. 19 crash of a 2024 Tesla Semi that burned to the ground after it veered off the road and struck a tree.

2025 Diesel prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are drawn from a weekly national survey of about 400 diesel service centers.

U.S. natural gas futures soared as the weather outlook for January shifted colder, raising demand prospects for the fuel used in heating and power generation.

In late January, Donald Trump will formally return to the Oval Office as the 47th president. Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill already have detailed a legislative outlook.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed Dec. 26 by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

U.S. crude exports to China plunged by almost half this year as shifts in the nation’s economy weighed on demand and it bought more barrels from other countries including Russia and Iran.

U.S. diesel prices dipped this week, reflecting a national average decline of 1.8 cents per gallon to $3.476, according to the Energy Information Administration’s Dec. 23 report.

Shipments of lithium-ion batteries to the U.S. jumped by 27% to $1.9 billion in November from a year earlier. The export tax rebate for batteries was cut to 9% from 13%.