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

Washington will take days to dig out from blizzard

John Siciliano January 25, 2016 5:44 pm

Low energy prices wreaking havoc for oil companies

John Siciliano January 25, 2016 5:28 pm

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's demand-response program is touted as a key tool in making President Obama's climate change rules work in the states. (AP Photo)

Supreme Court rules for feds’ energy-saving program

John Siciliano January 25, 2016 4:43 pm

Houseboats float in the drought-lowered waters of Oroville Lake near Oroville, Calif., on Oct. 30, 2014. California might only receive 10 percent of expected supplies in 2016. (AP Photo)

Drought-stricken states need Congress to make it rain

Kyle Feldscher January 25, 2016 5:01 am

"At the very least he should resign. At the very least," Damon said of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Matt Damon: Mich. governor should resign over Flint crisis

Joshua Axelrod January 24, 2016 3:40 pm

Tony Clark, right, commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, announced via Twitter a week ago that he would not seek another term on the commission. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Federal utility regulator on course to be GOP-free

John Siciliano January 24, 2016 5:01 am

Washington, D.C., homeless families moved to Maryland for storm

Sarah Bedford January 23, 2016 7:16 pm

Blizzard 2016: Thundersnow as seen from space

Daniel Chaitin January 23, 2016 4:02 pm

Industry groups are joining the EPA in a lawsuit to stop environmentalists from tightening smog rules. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

EPA faces legal blizzard over smog

John Siciliano January 22, 2016 9:56 pm

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

Poll: Ethanol not a huge issue for Iowans

Kyle Feldscher January 22, 2016 9:23 pm

Oil and gas producers generally resort to flaring when there is insufficient pipelines and other infrastructure to transport the natural gas for use.

GOP lashes back at Obama’s latest natural gas regs

John Siciliano January 22, 2016 8:44 pm

Pictures from space show huge storm approaching D.C.

Pete Kasperowicz January 22, 2016 7:10 pm