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: Texas debates mandating oil production cuts

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith April 14, 2020 4:31 pm

The worldâs least efficient coal plants need to be phased out by 2030, and any remaining plants in use by 2040 have to be equipped with carbon capture technology, the International Energy Agency said.

EPA declines to strengthen soot standards after contentious scientific review

Abby Smith April 14, 2020 3:26 pm

Daily on Energy: Winners and losers from the big global oil deal

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith April 13, 2020 4:01 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are seen.

Saudi Arabia and Russia finalize ‘big’ oil deal to cut production after prodding from Trump

Josh Siegel April 12, 2020 9:01 pm

Primatologist Jane Goodall speaks during the TIME 100 Summit, in New York, Tuesday, April 23, 2019.

‘We cruelly crowd together billions of animals’: Jane Goodall says coronavirus a result of ‘disregard for nature’

Spencer Neale April 11, 2020 9:31 pm

An uninhabited house burns in the middle of a forest fire near the village of Volodymyrivka, in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, on April 5, 2020. Ukrainian firefighters are laboring to put out two forest blazes in the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power station that was evacuated because of radioactive contamination after the 1986 explosion at the plant.

Wildfires in Chernobyl lead to elevated radiation levels

Mike Brest April 11, 2020 7:46 pm

Union accuses FirstEnergy of endangering workers with nonemergency work during pandemic

Abby Smith April 10, 2020 11:01 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Trump says US will ‘help’ Mexico cut oil production

Josh Siegel April 10, 2020 6:11 pm

Daily on Energy: Trump closes in on the oil production cuts he wanted

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith April 10, 2020 3:57 pm

Saudi Arabia pushed oil prices lower by flooding the market with crude after Russia last month unexpectedly broke with a multi-year pact to cut production.

Saudi Arabia and Russia reach deal to end oil price war after pressure from Trump

Josh Siegel April 9, 2020 10:09 pm

Daily on Energy: OPEC-Russia oil production cut appears close

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith April 9, 2020 4:05 pm

Gas prices are listed at 1.239 for unleaded and 1.739 for premium at a Sam's Club gas station in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Rising stockpiles and lowered demand are contributing to the low prices.

‘Stunning reversal’: Trump pushes for higher oil prices in election year

Josh Siegel April 9, 2020 4:00 am