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

Study says total economic value of the parks is 30 times the $3 billion budget given by Congress. (AP Photo/Matt Volz, File)

Interior chief makes climate change a part of parks’ centennial

Kyle Feldscher August 23, 2016 4:56 pm

Climate change-doubting group slams AGs for ‘un-American’ investigation

Kyle Feldscher August 23, 2016 9:00 am

A powerful consumer watchdog founded by former Green Party presidential nominee Ralph Nader is going after the solar energy industry for potentially burdening homeowners with significant new costs and unfair leasing practices. (AP Photo/ Michael Smith, The Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

Watchdog: FTC must ban solar industry’s unfair lease practices

John Siciliano August 22, 2016 11:24 pm

$The gains from fracking have not only gone to natural gas producers, but manufacturers and consumers as well. (AP Photo)$

EPA says oil industry likely to blame for Texas tremors

John Siciliano August 22, 2016 10:15 pm

The Interior Department awarded Berkley, Calif.-based 3D Robotics a $256,000 contract to build 40 three-pound unmanned aerial drones customized for the agency's specific needs. (3D Robotics)

Interior Department building its own drone air force

John Siciliano August 22, 2016 8:55 pm

"I am committed to visiting communities affected by these floods, at a time when the presence of a political campaign will not disrupt the response, to discuss how we can and will rebuild together," Clinton said. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

Clinton: Still no plans to visit flood-ravaged Louisiana

John Siciliano August 22, 2016 7:05 pm

"First of all, I understand their feelings and misgivings," Al Gore said. "But if they are interested in my personal advice, I am voting for Hillary Clinton. I urge everyone else to do the same." (AP Photo)

Gore worried climate voters could cost Clinton the election

John Siciliano August 22, 2016 6:42 pm

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, is traveling to Greenland to see the national security effects of climate change in the Arctic first hand. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Sen. Angus King makes climate change trip to the Arctic

Jacqueline Klimas August 22, 2016 6:02 pm

"The reason I can't be is her position on coal is diametrically, completely wrong in many, many different ways," Jim Justice told MetroNews' Talkline program. (AP Photo)

Coal concerns keep gubernatorial candidate from backing Clinton

Kyle Feldscher August 22, 2016 4:10 pm

A look at Hillary Clinton's most generous financial backers reveals she has enjoyed the support of companies positioned to reap the benefits of her ambitious spending projects. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Clinton’s economic plans likely to boost her corporate donors

Sarah Bedford August 21, 2016 4:01 am

The Obama administration is trying to beef up its legal defense in preparation for a major court fight next month that could decide the fate of the centerpiece of the president's climate agenda. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

EPA scrambles to defend Clean Power Plan in court

John Siciliano August 20, 2016 8:00 am

Fracking is credited with making the U.S. a top fossil fuel producer in a matter of a few years. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Bipartisan group backs Obama’s fracking rules

John Siciliano August 19, 2016 11:37 pm