MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, Apr 24, 2026

MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Business leader offers advice as Shale Academy teens declare intentions; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Owner of Elwood Energy plant in Illinois moving the plant to Texas; A self-imposed energy crisis looms in California; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures fall on large inventory build; Cost to build a natural gas-fired power plant surges 66%; How environmentalism's "follow the science" became the enemy of scientific progress; INTERNATIONAL: Crude jumps as Hormuz tensions rise; Hormuz 'reopening optimism' is 'sliding fast', analyst warns; China's LNG imports plunge, helping Asia adjust to Iran war losses; Oil exporters scramble for routes beyond Hormuz, no easy options.

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