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

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)

Democrats’ climate pitch to rural America falls short

Abby Smith September 20, 2019 3:00 am

Texas man killed by Imelda while rescuing horse

Daniel Chaitin September 20, 2019 1:19 am

Daily on Energy: Automakers caught in tug-of-war between Trump and California

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith September 19, 2019 3:54 pm

Cars are seen on a highway in California.

EPA tees up retaliation against California fuel economy deal

Abby Smith September 19, 2019 1:46 pm

Daily on Energy: Escalating fuel economy fight could force carmakers to choose sides

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith September 18, 2019 4:00 pm

President Trump.

Trump to deal fatal blow to California auto emissions authority

Abby Smith September 17, 2019 8:10 pm

Workers refuel the tank at a gas station in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019.

Saudi Arabia restores half its lost oil production after attack

Josh Siegel September 17, 2019 6:58 pm

Daily on Energy: Democrats and GOP look for advantage in fossil fuel fight in Saudi attack aftermath

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith September 17, 2019 4:02 pm

This is an aerial view of Dominion Energy's Brunswick Power Station in Brunswick County, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Six years after the stateâs tobacco commission first signed off on subsidizing a new natural gas pipeline in Southside Virginia, many goals behind spending the $30 million in public money has gone unmet.

How Congress and the feds can improve natural gas pipeline safety

Don Santa September 17, 2019 4:00 am

Daily on Energy: Trump’s vulnerability to oil attack on Saudi Arabia

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith September 16, 2019 3:55 pm

Smoke fills the sky at the Abqaiq oil processing facility on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Drones claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies.

Houthi rebels launch wide-scale drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities

Hunter Lovell September 14, 2019 6:52 pm

Three border wall projects reportedly canceled due to lack of funding amid environmental lawsuit against Trump

Ellie Bufkin September 14, 2019 6:00 pm