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: Pandemic threatens effort to save 700 homes in Norfolk from increased flooding

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 19, 2020 4:10 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)

Biden may use financial regulations to slow fossil fuel investments

Josh Siegel June 19, 2020 3:00 am

Daily on Energy: IEA says 2019 could be peak for greenhouse gas emissions with its new plan

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 18, 2020 4:30 pm

Pope Francis delivers a blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

Vatican: Coronavirus pandemic makes environmental care more urgent

Nicholas Rowan June 18, 2020 2:46 pm

EPA to add new hazardous air pollutant to list of regulated substances for first time ever

Abby Smith June 17, 2020 8:05 pm

Daily on Energy: Bill Gates-backed initiative seeks overhaul of ‘antiquated’ transmission lines

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 17, 2020 4:25 pm

The conservation bill is a boon for Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, a lead sponsor who is aiming to boost his environmental record in a purple state.

Senate approves bipartisan conservation bill in lift for vulnerable Republicans

Josh Siegel June 17, 2020 4:23 pm

This handout photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), taken July 24, 2013, shows Tropical Storm Dorian. Federal forecasters are slightly reducing their prediction for a busy Atlantic hurricane season. The Federal forecasters are slightly reducing their prediction for a busy Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA updated its hurricane season forecast Thursday, slightly cutting back the number of hurricanes they expect this year to somewhere between six and nine. updated its hurricane season forecast Thursday, slightly cutting back the number of hurricanes they expect this year to somewhere between six and nine. (AP Photo/NOAA)

Hurricane season is here, but don’t believe climate change pandering

Neil Frank June 17, 2020 4:00 am

This photo taken Monday, May 12, 2019, shows what's left of the Lavender pit mine outside the southeastern Arizona city of Bisbee, where the copper operation stopped in 1974.

Republicans prepare for energy ‘cold war’ with China

Abby Smith June 17, 2020 4:00 am

Daily on Energy: ‘Enough is enough’: Senators pressure McConnell on sweeping energy bill

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 16, 2020 4:06 pm

A gas station advertises regular unleaded gasoline for less than $3.00 a gallon in Independence, Mo.

Oil demand to make record recovery in 2021 after historic fall

Josh Siegel June 16, 2020 12:56 pm

Inverter boxes that regulate power being sent from solar panels to the grid malfunctioned as a wildfire raged around transmission lines, investigation found. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Clean energy needs help from Congress to reverse job losses, industry advocates warn

Abby Smith June 15, 2020 7:00 pm