Energy and Environment

After all of the controversy over President Trump's decision to shrink Bears Ears National Monument, not one entity has shown up to file a permit application. The remoteness of the area, combined with the reality that few energy-resource deposits exist, provides extraction companies little to no motivation for developing the area. (U.S. Bureau of Land Management via Wikimedia Commons)

Trump proposal to sell off public lands sparks bipartisan outrage

Callie Patteson · November 12, 2026 4:26 pm

At Constellation's nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island, called the Crane Clean Energy Center, near Middletown, Pa., the cooling towers are reflected in the Susquehanna River.

House advances six bills to expand nuclear energy

KEI-01 at a farm hauling hay

Toyota set for US production of tiny ‘kei’ trucks admired by Trump, with a catch

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asking questions at a hearing

In first for a GOP senator, Hawley calls for data center moratorium

Governor Gavin Newsom holds still as First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsroom places a voter sticker on his lapel after casting their ballots on Election Day.

Gavin Newsom turns his eye toward Turkey climate summit, slamming Trump for not attending

President Trump isn't scoring any points from conservative groups, with his former Energy Department transition chief coming out against the Rick Perry plan.

Trump’s energy agenda under attack from Democrats — and Republicans

John Siciliano November 13, 2017 5:01 am

Former New York Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, left, speaks with Fiji prime minister and COP president Frank Bainimarama in the U.S. Climate Action Center at the COP 23 Fiji UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Michael Bloomberg, Democrats pledge to fulfill Paris climate deal without Trump at Germany conference

Eddie Scarry November 11, 2017 9:16 pm

California Governor Jerry Brown speaks in the U.S. Climate Action Center at the COP 23 Fiji UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Brown's and Michael Bloomberg's "America's Pledge" campaign works to compile and tally the climate actions of states, cities, colleges, businesses, and other local actors across the entire U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

California Gov. Jerry Brown to protesters during climate speech: ‘Let’s put you in the ground’

Mandy Mayfield November 11, 2017 5:38 pm

Almost 20 percent of workers in the corn ethanol industry are veterans. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Energy groups tout high percentages of veterans working in their industries

John Siciliano November 11, 2017 5:01 am

Activities who seek to "damage or shut down" pipelines put lives at risk, cost taxpayers millions of dollars and threaten the environment, a department official said. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)

Justice Department will prosecute activists who damage pipelines

John Siciliano November 10, 2017 11:55 pm

One month after Hurricane Maria made landfall, most of Puerto Rico remains without power. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Puerto Rico’s top official in charge of hurricane response resigns

John Siciliano November 10, 2017 11:25 pm

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

Daily on Energy: Could Saudi tensions mean out-of-control oil prices for US?

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel November 10, 2017 4:11 pm

Power generation across Puerto Rico dropped from 40 percent to 18 percent on Thursday. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Power line repaired by Whitefish Energy fails, leaving millions without power — again

Diana Stancy Correll November 10, 2017 3:04 am

The Old Dominion is moving toward joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to become the 11th member of the multi-state cap-and-trade system. (AP Photo/Michael Virtanen)

Virginia moving forward with cap-and-trade plan soon after Democratic win

John Siciliano November 9, 2017 11:12 pm

Energy Secretary Rick Perry wants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to create new rules compensating coal and nuclear plants for the "reliability and resiliency" they offer the electric grid. But many renewable and non-renewable energy industry leaders are against the plan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

FERC chairman proposes ‘interim’ plan to keep coal and nuclear power plants ‘afloat’

Josh Siegel November 9, 2017 10:42 pm

A study by consultants Quanta Technology and funded by coal giant Peabody supports keeping the Navajo Generating Station open or risk significant dangers from brownouts and blackouts in the region. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Blackouts from Phoenix to Los Angeles if coal plant shuts down, study from coal company says

John Siciliano November 9, 2017 8:31 pm

Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state, the top Democrat of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said in a press conference Thursday: "We don't think this has been a fair and open process." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Democrats slam Republican bid to drill in Arctic refuge, realize ‘deck is stacked’ against them

Josh Siegel November 9, 2017 8:10 pm