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

"Our state's 'all of the above' energy policy has elevated North Dakota's economy to the top in the nation," said Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

North Dakota lawmaker: Our state’s success is byproduct of GOP ideas

Anna Giaritelli October 15, 2016 10:00 am

$Hillary Clinton is a supporter of the fossil fuel industry and a defender of fracking. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)$

Clinton to environmentalists: ‘Get a life’

John Siciliano October 15, 2016 4:01 am

Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta dropped the f-bomb on billionaire green donor Tom Steyer last year after reading an interview he gave to the New York Times. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Email: Podesta drops F-bomb on billionaire green donor

John Siciliano October 14, 2016 8:59 pm

Support for nuclear energy has been the one thing that has remained bipartisan in this raucous election cycle. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Nuclear group banks on bipartisan agreement on energy priorities

John Siciliano October 14, 2016 8:34 pm

A federal judge in Texas is questioning the motivations behind a Democratic state attorney general's investigation into oil giant Exxon Mobil over climate change. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Judge says Democratic AG’s Exxon probe in ‘bad faith’

John Siciliano October 13, 2016 11:22 pm

Draft rules released by NOAA would require shutting down surveying operations for dolphins. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Oil industry says seismic surveys don’t kill dolphins

Kyle Feldscher October 13, 2016 8:38 pm

Costs are expected to rise more than 20 percent from last winter, which was unseasonably warm. (John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat via AP, File)

Feds: Colder winter means bigger heating bills

John Siciliano October 13, 2016 8:14 pm

President Obama issued an executive order outlining how the federal government will prepare for and respond to "space-weather events," such as solar flares that can wreak global havoc. (AP Photo/NASA)

Obama orders government to prepare for ‘space-weather events’

Nicole Duran October 13, 2016 3:27 pm

House Natural Resources Committee chief Rob Bishop, along with two other lawmakers, said in a letter that the "EPA disaster deserves the same level of accountability to which private citizens are held." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP demands meeting with Lynch over EPA mine spill

John Siciliano October 13, 2016 2:04 am

The EPA caused a blowout of the Gold King Mine, which sent 3 million gallons of toxic metals into a river. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

EPA employee in Colorado toxic spill will not be charged

Anna Giaritelli October 12, 2016 11:25 pm

The Department of Transportation sent $5 million to North Carolina on Wednesday to help it start to rebuild damaged roadways and other infrastructure in the wake of massive flooding in the state caused by Hurricane Matthew. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Feds send $5M to rebuild roads in wake of Hurricane Matthew

John Siciliano October 12, 2016 11:15 pm

Donald Trump lacks "realism" and "civility" to be considered president, a dozen former Cabinet members said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Former Bush EPA chief leads letter against Trump

John Siciliano October 12, 2016 9:27 pm