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

The U.S. is home to the Permian Basin, the world's most productive oil field.

OPEC weighs nine more months of oil production cuts

John Siciliano July 1, 2019 5:44 pm

Daily on Energy: Biden’s electric-car plan could suffer from Obama’s lackluster legacy

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel July 1, 2019 5:02 pm

Ex-Fox News reporter Carl Cameron and a climate change activist take on Drudge

Josh Siegel July 1, 2019 4:00 am

Enough Republican state senators returned to the Oregon Senate in Salem on Monday, May 13, 2019, to end a standoff in its fifth day, in which GOP senators kept the Senate from reaching a quorum.

GOP senators in Oregon to return to Capitol after avoiding climate bill

Zach Halaschak June 28, 2019 11:15 pm

Daily on Energy, presented by FreedomWorks: A cloud hangs over G20 talks after greens lose climate fight in Bonn

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel June 28, 2019 5:16 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., right, speaks during the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.

Kamala Harris brands Trump a national security threat embracing ‘science fiction’ on climate change

Josh Siegel June 28, 2019 2:52 am

Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke is handed a microphone while speaking during a campaign stop Friday, April 26, 2019, in Henderson, Nev.

Democratic debate: Four candidates declare climate change the biggest geopolitical threat

Josh Siegel June 27, 2019 3:07 am

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia permanently shut down last year after a fire.

Philadelphia refinery that suffered huge explosion will shut down

John Siciliano June 26, 2019 7:11 pm

Daily on Energy, presented by FreedomWorks: Republicans pressure nuclear watchdog to speed up small reactor push

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel June 26, 2019 3:55 pm

This booking image provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Birmingham, Ala, shows Trey Glenn. Glenn, the Trump administrationâs top environmental official for the Southeast has been arrested on multiple state ethics violations in Alabama related to an illegal scheme to help a coal company avoid paying for a costly toxic waste cleanup. Glenn was booked into a county jail in Birmingham on Thursday, Nov. 15, before being released on a $30,000 bond.

EPA official who led environmental rule rollbacks resigns

Josh Siegel June 26, 2019 2:25 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee points to a map of the everglades on an airboat ride through the everglades at the Everglades Holiday Park, Monday, June 24, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Debates will show whether Democrats are ready to vote based on climate change

Josh Siegel June 26, 2019 4:00 am

EPA moves to relax policy that applied stricter emissions rules to polluters

Josh Siegel June 25, 2019 8:04 pm