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

Emails from Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's top lawyers indicated concerns about the river water as far back as October 2014, about whether to continue using Flint River water to supply the town. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Lawmakers could decide in 48 hours whether to haul Mich. governor before Congress

Kyle Feldscher February 10, 2016 10:16 pm

By a vote of 416-2, the House approved a bill introduced by Michigan Reps. Dan Kildee, a Democrat, and Fred Upton, a Republican, called the Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act, which aims to prevent future lead water crises. (AP Photo)

House OKs bill forcing EPA to notify public of lead in water

Kyle Feldscher February 10, 2016 9:13 pm

Agency also announced measures to expand access to healthy food. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

USDA to help Flint residents get tested for lead in blood

Kyle Feldscher February 10, 2016 8:07 pm

Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, of Texas, said he is concerned the administration's rules are not supported by enough science. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

House Republicans rip pace of Obama regulations

Kyle Feldscher February 10, 2016 6:38 pm

The Clean Power Plan is the centerpiece of the president's agenda to fight climate change. The plan requires states to cut their greenhouse gas emissions a third by 2030. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Attorneys general say states should ignore Obama’s climate plan

John Siciliano February 10, 2016 4:53 pm

"Climate-denying Republicans in the House and Senate might applaud this decision, but their refusal to protect Americans from the impacts of climate change is the real loss for our country," Harry Reid said. (AP Photo)

Reid calls high court’s ruling against EPA ‘short-sighted’

Susan Ferrechio February 10, 2016 4:43 pm

Southern California Gas Co. has said in news releases and FAQs on its website that since the crisis began, just two air samples briefly showed elevated concentrations of the substance. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker, File)

Dem wants feds to investigate California methane leak

Kyle Feldscher February 10, 2016 3:49 pm

Despite Tuesday's decision by the high court, the White House says it remains confident "we will prevail on the merits" when the litigation in argued in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in June. (AP Photo)

White House defiant after Supreme Court halt of power plan

John Siciliano February 10, 2016 3:37 am

Emails show Mich. officials knew of a deadly outbreak in Flint in 2014

Kyle Feldscher February 10, 2016 12:32 am

Money would be used for a fund to help poorer countries adapt to the challenges of climate change. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Obama wants $750 million for global climate fund

Kyle Feldscher February 9, 2016 11:46 pm

Supreme Court halts key Obama climate rule

Kyle Feldscher February 9, 2016 11:35 pm

The budget requests $2 billion in mandatory funding for a new Coastal Climate Resilience program. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Interior Dept. uses oil money to boost conservation budget

John Siciliano February 9, 2016 11:25 pm