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 clean energy package implements some of the long-time priorities of GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Texas lessons for the Green New Deal

Josh Siegel March 29, 2019 4:00 am

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry gestures during his and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. The United States could impose sanctions on a new Russia-Germany gas pipeline, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Thursday during a visit to Moscow.

Rick Perry approves nuclear exports to Saudi Arabia over Democratic objections

John Siciliano March 29, 2019 2:03 am

Swamp creature escorted out of Interior nominee’s hearing

Caitlin Yilek March 28, 2019 8:46 pm

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The Green New Deal’s misguided plan to combat climate change

Tim Worstall March 28, 2019 6:42 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks at a campaign stop for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at La Poste, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Perry, Iowa.

AOC planning Kentucky coal country visit

Susan Ferrechio March 28, 2019 4:42 pm

U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt waits to speak during the annual state of Colorado energy luncheon sponsored by the Colorado Petroleum council Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Denver.

Interior’s David Bernhardt accused of being ‘Big Oil’s guy’ in confirmation hearing

Josh Siegel March 28, 2019 4:40 pm

Daily on Energy: The battle over coal’s death bed

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel March 28, 2019 3:47 pm

Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

House Republicans plan to bring the ‘HEAT’ with Green New Deal vote

Naomi Lim March 27, 2019 10:23 pm

AP Photo

Save the world, have more babies

Washington Examiner March 27, 2019 10:19 pm

Sens. Tom Udall and Lamar Alexander are pictured.

Democrats back Republican Lamar Alexander’s ‘Green New Deal’ alternative

Josh Siegel March 27, 2019 10:04 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic U.S. Representative candidate from New York, speaks during an event at the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Ocasio-Cortez campaigned on abolishing ICE en route to her stunning upset primary victory in a New York City district against a top House Democrat.

AOC rails against GOP colleague on Green New Deal: ‘People are dying’

Daniel Jativa March 27, 2019 8:21 pm

Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, to unveil the For the People Act.

‘We are accelerating into oblivion’: Senate Democrats form climate panel

Susan Ferrechio March 27, 2019 5:43 pm