Energy and Environment

A person walks a dog past signs about gas, food prices and voting on Nov. 3, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

Gas prices drop below $4 for first time since July despite inflation

Brady Knox · November 10, 2026 1:10 pm

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

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

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies on the EPA FY2019 budget during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Scott Pruitt faces a dozen investigations with new probe of email accounts

Josh Siegel May 15, 2018 10:29 pm

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol.

Senate Democrats prod John Barrasso to hold hearing on Pruitt scandals

John Siciliano May 15, 2018 9:45 pm

Electric utilities at risk from climate goals despite Paris exit, Moody’s says

John Siciliano May 15, 2018 8:30 pm

Oil, natural gas industry spends billions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, report says

Josh Siegel May 15, 2018 8:12 pm

Daily on Energy: Scott Pruitt’s ethics challenges a delight for Democrats

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel May 15, 2018 6:51 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Environmentalists take EPA to court over fuel efficiency rules

John Siciliano May 15, 2018 6:50 pm

New play captures dark side of environmental movement

Kevin Mooney May 15, 2018 6:42 pm

Chuck Grassley and Scott Pruitt

Chuck Grassley will call for Scott Pruitt to resign if he doesn’t move on Trump’s ethanol fix

John Siciliano May 15, 2018 4:25 pm

Transmission towers near the Dominion Power Substation in Loudoun County, Virginia

Targeting power grid is too easy, Energy Department says

John Siciliano May 14, 2018 8:21 pm

Daily on Energy: Utility industry descends on Washington with an ax to grind

Daily on Energy: Is Trump’s ethanol fix a priority for Scott Pruitt?

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel May 14, 2018 2:55 pm

Solar company ‘aligns’ with Trump to survive his tariffs

Josh Siegel May 14, 2018 4:00 am

Toxic gases rise from cracks in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii, Friday, May 11, 2018. Kilauea has destroyed more than 35 structures since it began releasing lava from vents about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of the summit crater.

More fissures pop open as danger of explosive eruption from Hawaii volcano Kilauea looms

Katelyn Caralle May 13, 2018 5:42 pm