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

A worker sweeps a road near wind turbines at the Dafancheng Wind Power Plant, the largest of its kind in Aisa, on September 2, 2007 in Dafancheng of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Â (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

As Democrats push green stimulus, new research casts doubt on potential to boost jobs quickly

Abby Smith June 8, 2020 3:44 pm

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

DNC council offers glimpse of how Biden could move further left on climate

Abby Smith June 6, 2020 4:00 am

Daily on Energy: Trump boasts of oil’s role in economic bounce

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 5, 2020 4:04 pm

Shutdowns show how clean our air already is

Mike Nasi June 5, 2020 10:00 am

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)

Vulnerable Sens. Gardner and Daines tout bipartisan conservation bill as lifeline

Josh Siegel June 5, 2020 3:00 am

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday using "emergency authorities" to ease permitting for the construction of infrastructure as a way to jump-start the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump ’emergency’ order to waive environmental reviews for infrastructure tests legal bounds

Josh Siegel June 4, 2020 10:24 pm

EPA proposes overhauling ‘dishonest accounting’ for air pollution

Abby Smith June 4, 2020 8:00 pm

Daily on Energy: Trump pursues infrastructure boost via administrative action

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 4, 2020 4:20 pm

President Donald Trump speaks on energy infrastructure at the Cameron LNG Export Terminal in Hackberry, La., Tuesday, May 14, 2019.

Trump to sign ’emergency’ order to spur infrastructure development

Josh Siegel June 4, 2020 3:34 pm

FILE - This April 14, 2014 file photo shows a section of the I-75 Phase II modernization project under way in Dayton, Ohio. The Senate is set to take up legislation to keep federal highway money flowing to states, with just three days left before the government plans to start slowing down payments. The House passed a $10.8 billion bill last week that would pay for highway and transit aid through the end of May 2015 if transportation spending is maintained at current levels. Under a schedule outlined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., the Senate would take up that bill Tuesday. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson, File)

‘Love affair with the Green New Deal’: Republicans slam House Democrats’ infrastructure plan

Abby Smith June 3, 2020 10:58 pm

Daily on Energy: Signs US oil production is returning

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 3, 2020 4:17 pm

Solar Tech Joshua Valdez, left, and Senior Plant ManagerTim Wisdom walk past solar panels and at a Pacific Gas and Electric Solar Plant, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in Vacaville, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Clean energy groups band behind target of majority renewables by 2030

Abby Smith June 2, 2020 9:22 pm