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

"The president's U.N. climate pledge is a bad deal for the American economy, the American people and would produce no substantive environmental benefits," Smith said. (AP photo/Charles Dharapak)

Lawmaker: Paris Agreement a ‘bad deal’ for U.S. economy

Kyle Feldscher February 2, 2016 4:28 pm

Exxon Mobil earnings cut in half in 2015

John Siciliano February 2, 2016 2:31 pm

Eric Branstad spoke to the effect of corn ethanol on how Iowans voted Monday. (AP Photo)

Son of Iowa governor compliments Cruz, sort of

John Siciliano February 2, 2016 4:19 am

Tesoro earned $54 million in the final quarter of 2015, versus $145 million in the fourth quarter of the previous year. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

Major refiner says low crude prices sank profits

John Siciliano February 2, 2016 2:41 am

Corn is delivered to an ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Senators target ethanol rule in energy bill

John Siciliano February 2, 2016 12:23 am

Energy bill moving slower than expected

John Siciliano February 2, 2016 12:23 am

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee will hold a hearing titled "Paris Climate Promise: A Bad Deal for America" at 10 a.m. Tuesday. (AP Photo)

House panel expected to skewer Paris climate deal

Kyle Feldscher February 1, 2016 7:32 pm

The six-figure ad campaign features Chris Soules, who ranks himself among Iowa's corn farmers, to promote the benefits of producing ethanol from corn, and the Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel Standard, which requires the fuel to be blended in gasoline, as a boon to the state's agriculture ecnomy. (Photo by Jeff Haynes/Invision for BASF/AP images file)

Dancing with ethanol: Reality TV star enlisted to sell corn-based fuel

John Siciliano February 1, 2016 5:31 pm

President Obama's administration has been winning the legal battle to arrogate powers to Environmental Protection Agency. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

EPA metastasizing into national zoning board

Washington Examiner February 1, 2016 5:01 am

President Obama steps from the new Chevrolet Bolt electric car as Dan Ammann stands right and Patrick Foley stands left during a tour of the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 20. (AP Photo)

The drop in fuel prices is zapping the electric car industry

John Siciliano February 1, 2016 5:01 am

The quickest scenario involves Roberts issuing the decision "right away by himself," in which case the petitioners "could get a decision as early as next Friday." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Chief justice to decide on whether to freeze Obama climate rules

John Siciliano January 31, 2016 5:01 am

At stake is our famous forested backdrop on the city's southwest quadrant. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

In Colorado, federal bureaucrats put tree-killing pests ahead of people

Washington Examiner January 30, 2016 4:53 pm