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, presented by FreedomWorks: Philadelphia refinery explosion sets up East Coast energy bottleneck

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel June 25, 2019 3:53 pm

President Trump is seen.

Trump suggests US should be compensated for protecting tankers from other countries

Caitlin Yilek June 24, 2019 4:26 pm

Daily on Energy, presented by FreedomWorks: White House aims to boost ‘energy dominance’ at FERC with new climate guidance

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel June 24, 2019 4:02 pm

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee addresses the South Carolina Democratic Party convention, Saturday, June 22, 2019 in Columbia, S.C.

2020 Democrat Jay Inslee pledges to cut oil and gas subsidies and to ‘end’ fracking

Josh Siegel June 24, 2019 12:01 pm

President Donald Trump speaks about modernizing the immigration system in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Washington.

Trump EPA snubs carbon capture, an emissions reduction technique favored by environmentalists and Republicans

Josh Siegel June 22, 2019 4:00 am

Daily on Energy: Trudeau gets through to Trump on uranium with retaliation threat

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel June 21, 2019 3:51 pm

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)

Jay Inslee is putting climate on the 2020 agenda

Josh Siegel June 21, 2019 3:00 am

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to reporters.

Oregon governor sends police to get GOP lawmakers after they flee from vote

Ellie Bufkin June 20, 2019 9:52 pm

EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks with the media at the Environmental Protection Agency, Wednesday, June 19, 2019, in Washington. Wheeler signed a repeal of one of the Obama era's two biggest climate change initiatives, the Clean Power Plan, and adopting an alternative plan that would loosen regulations on the plants.

Trump EPA chief accuses California of bad faith in broken fuel efficiency talks

Josh Siegel June 20, 2019 4:14 pm

Daily on Energy: Nuclear utilities scramble to stave off Trump uranium quotas

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel June 20, 2019 3:56 pm

In this Feb. 19, 2015 file photo, the sun sets behind an oil well in a field near El Tigre, Venezuela.

Saudi Arabia is benefiting from Trump’s Iran sanctions

John Siciliano June 19, 2019 10:17 pm

EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks with the media at the Environmental Protection Agency, Wednesday, June 19, 2019, in Washington. Wheeler signed a repeal of one of the Obama era's two biggest climate change initiatives, the Clean Power Plan, and adopting an alternative plan that would loosen regulations on the plants.

Democratic states line up to sue Trump EPA for ‘unlawful’ coal plant rule

Josh Siegel June 19, 2019 7:00 pm