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: Top State official says clean energy fate hinges on securing supply of metals and minerals

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 2, 2020 4:16 pm

Seattle announced in early May it would permanently close 20 miles of streets to most car traffic. The initiative started as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Cities look to open up streets to pedestrians forever post-pandemic

Abby Smith June 2, 2020 4:00 am

Daily on Energy: Developers seek IRS fix for carbon capture rules

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 1, 2020 4:27 pm

Lighthouse Resources argues Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, and the state's Department of Ecology violated the Constitution's commerce clause in denying the permit for what would be America's largest coal export terminal. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown,File)

EPA limits state power to veto energy projects, setting up clash with Democratic governors

Abby Smith June 1, 2020 4:17 pm

Daily on Energy: Oil-state senator Kevin Cramer talks climate

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith May 29, 2020 3:56 pm

Kevin Cramer of North Dakota is a talkative first-term senator who says he speaks with the president once a week on oil policy matters after being Trumpâs energy adviser during the campaign.

Trump ally Kevin Cramer claims victory in efforts to protect oil industry

Josh Siegel May 29, 2020 4:00 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)

The bomb-throwing climate activist taking on Tom Perez and the DNC

Josh Siegel May 29, 2020 3:00 am

the Petra Nova plant outside Houston, America's only successfully running carbon capture facility, sends the carbon dioxide via pipeline to nearby oil fields, where it is used to assist in the extraction of crude oil. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)

Treasury Department unveils long-awaited plans for carbon capture tax credits

Abby Smith May 28, 2020 11:53 pm

Daily on Energy: Renewables get administratively what they didn’t get in legislation

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

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)

Treasury grants wind and solar developers pandemic relief

Abby Smith May 28, 2020 2:59 pm

(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

California kicks off bitter legal fight over Trump fuel economy rollback

Abby Smith May 27, 2020 7:21 pm

Daily on Energy: Underinvestment risks oil price spike

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith May 27, 2020 4:08 pm