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: Memorial Day driving surge failed to materialize

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith May 26, 2020 4:03 pm

Oil production in the western and central portions of the Gulf of Mexico accounted for about 15% of the nationâs oil production, nearly 2 million barrels a day, in January.

Biden offshore drilling ban would kill 200,000 jobs, oil lobby says

Josh Siegel May 26, 2020 4:01 am

Why conservatives should oppose bailing out the oil industry

Danielle Butcher Franz May 24, 2020 10:00 am

Daily on Energy: A win for vulnerable Republicans

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith May 22, 2020 4:19 pm

Daily on Energy: Offshore producers left out of relief for drillers on federal lands

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith May 21, 2020 4:34 pm

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)

Trump directs Treasury to speed up carbon capture tax credit rules

Abby Smith May 20, 2020 6:59 pm

Daily on Energy: Fear among producers that oil rally is fragile

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith May 20, 2020 4:17 pm

Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018.

As fight rages over biofuels mandate, EPA’s Andrew Wheeler weighs options to help small refiners

Abby Smith May 20, 2020 3:50 pm

A protest sign against climate change says, "There is no Planet B."

New Democratic operation targets climate voters who could sway 2020 election in swing states

Abby Smith May 20, 2020 4:00 am

In this Nov. 26, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media about plans to dismantle Obama administration efforts to rein in coal, oil and gas emissions before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

Liberal group links Trump coronavirus and climate policies in $14M campaign to oust him

David M. Drucker May 19, 2020 7:24 pm

Daily on Energy: Oil shut-ins are deeper than reported

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith May 19, 2020 4:13 pm

Hope for producers as oil clears $30 a barrel

Josh Siegel May 19, 2020 12:00 am