Energy and Environment

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, from left, Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., talk to reporters about the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act to reform the federal environmental review and permitting process, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The 24 Democrats and one Republican who voted against advancing the Senate permitting bill

Callie Patteson · November 9, 2026 7:10 pm

Lee, Moore Capito, Whitehouse, and Heinrich.

Major bill to cut red tape for energy projects clears Senate hurdle

Wind turbines can be seen from Patterson Pass Road in Livermore, California.

Measure to overhaul California’s bedrock environmental law fails

Newly elected Democratic governors in Texas, Gina Hinojosa in the big frame on right, Ohio, showing Amy Acton, top left, and Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms, bottom left.

Data centers face uphill battle with incoming Democratic governors

A construction worker walks past signs about gas, food prices, and voting in Dallas.

GOP loss culprit? Trump dismal approval ratings track gas prices almost 1-for-1

Daily on Energy, presented by API: Political stakes for Trump’s visit to Texas oil country

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith July 29, 2020 4:12 pm

The Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia is the only large nuclear power plant under construction in the U.S., after years of cost overruns and project delays.

GOP embraces liberal environmentalism skeptic with radical plan for nuclear energy

Josh Siegel July 28, 2020 7:24 pm

A gas station pump with various grades of fuel, including E15, which contains 5 percent more ethanol than the current 10 percent norm sold at most U.S. gas stations. (AP/Renewable Fuels Association)

Iowa’s Joni Ernst slams EPA for failing to remove warning labels for higher-blend ethanol sales

Abby Smith July 28, 2020 5:46 pm

Daily on Energy, presented by API: Top Energy official calls on Congress to extend carbon capture credits

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith July 28, 2020 4:35 pm

Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler, who are on a collision course in the Midterm primaries.

Hundreds receive mysterious packages of seeds from China

Abby Smith July 28, 2020 10:36 am

The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said late Wednesday that it is working with the Golden State's grid operator, which the federal agency oversees, to address the closure of the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility near Los Angeles, which contains the energy supplies the state needs to keep the grid running in the summer, when demand for electricity rises. (iStock photo)

Trump moves to bring panel of energy regulators to full power with new nominations

Josh Siegel July 27, 2020 8:14 pm

Daily on Energy, presented by API: Top House Republican accuses Democrats of exploiting child labor in clean energy plans

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith July 27, 2020 4:07 pm

President Joe Biden said the bipartisan infrastructure package includes ânothing bad for the environment.â

Democrats see climate change as ‘political weapon’ for picking off key Trump 2016 voters

Abby Smith July 26, 2020 4:00 am

Coronavirus-weary Texas braces as Hurricane Hanna arrives

Associated Press July 26, 2020 12:08 am

Daily on Energy: Senate GOP faces clean energy dilemma

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith July 24, 2020 4:35 pm

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

Lithium executive calls for more aggressive US clean energy policy

Abby Smith July 24, 2020 3:00 am

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine speaks during a public inauguration ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio’s Republican governor calls for repeal of nuclear subsidies law plagued by bribery scandal

Josh Siegel July 23, 2020 7:28 pm