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

Physicist William Happer stands inside the elevator in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York.

Former Trump official says climate change is ‘imaginary threat’ invented by ‘insular and paranoid’ scientists

Josh Siegel November 5, 2019 5:00 am

A vintage-style incandescent light bulb, center, is shown with an LED light bulb, left, and a compact florescent light bulb on Dec. 27 in Chicago. On Jan. 1, manufacturers will stop producing the standard 40- and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs in the United States. The 75 and 100 watt bulbs were discontinued in 2013. These incandescent bulbs, which have been in use for more than 100 years, are being replaced by the more energy efficient compact florescent and LED light bulbs. (Getty images photo/Scott Olson)

Trump can’t shut off lightbulb standards, states and environmentalists say in lawsuit

Abby Smith November 4, 2019 10:37 pm

President Donald Trump speaks in August 2017 about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Trump Administration is officially telling the United Nations that the U.S. intends to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

US will leave Paris climate accord, Trump administration tells UN, starting one-year timetable for withdrawal

Josh Siegel November 4, 2019 8:55 pm

Daily on Energy: EPA walking back two Obama rules on coal plant toxic waste

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith November 4, 2019 5:06 pm

Daily on Energy: Why a key Democrat is holding back a bipartisan climate bill

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith November 1, 2019 3:54 pm

New Senate climate caucus rooted in industry shift

Abby Smith October 31, 2019 11:00 pm

Daily on Energy: Time running out to stop Nord Stream 2

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith October 31, 2019 4:07 pm

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., arrives at the Capitol in Washington.

Senators introduce bipartisan bill to aid coolant climate deal on ice with Trump

Abby Smith October 30, 2019 9:00 pm

Daily on Energy: Expectations rising for another Trump effort to aid coal

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith October 30, 2019 4:11 pm

A supporter holds a sign as President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, at the Tri-State Airport in Huntington, W.Va.

Coal giant owned by Trump supporter files for bankruptcy

Tim Pearce October 29, 2019 6:00 pm

Daily on Energy: New fronts and new alliances in the war over fuel economy standards

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith October 29, 2019 4:21 pm

Daily on Energy: Kevin McCarthy’s promise for a GOP climate agenda

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith October 28, 2019 4:19 pm