Energy and Environment

President Donald Trump talking at a podium.

Trump extends the Jones Act waiver for 90 days in an effort to curb fuel prices

Maydeen Merino · November 13, 2026 6:57 pm

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

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

Data centers protesters

Voters will decide on more than 40 data center ballot measures amid rising backlash

Maydeen Merino October 21, 2026 7:00 am

President Donald Trump at campaign rally with Make America Great Again signs.

Trump offers $8 billion bailout to farmers facing record-high diesel prices

Maydeen Merino October 20, 2026 11:36 am

Oceanic manta rays swimming

Trump administration offers first-ever deep-sea mining leases near American Samoa

Maydeen Merino October 19, 2026 12:13 pm

A man carries a sign shaped like a water drop that reads "Protect NY water" before a rally opposing the Constitution Pipeline.

Trump using defense authority to spend up to $42 million to develop controversial New York pipeline

Callie Patteson October 19, 2026 10:32 am

Iowa Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)

Farmers draw their pitchforks in Iowa. Whichever side wins could decide control of the Senate

Gabrielle M. Etzel October 19, 2026 7:00 am

Moscow Iran

Ukraine drone strikes and Iran war split blame on skyrocketing diesel prices

Brady Knox October 16, 2026 5:32 pm

FERC unanimously proposed establishing a blanket program to authorize certain activities at LNG facilities. This will allow some projects to move forward at an accelerated pace without undergoing a case-by-case authorization process that can take months or even years.

Regulators propose sweeping approvals and softening environmental rules for liquefied natural gas projects

Callie Patteson October 15, 2026 1:20 pm

Oil reserves in Germany.

IEA speeds up oil stock release to curb global fuel prices following US pressure

Maydeen Merino October 15, 2026 12:26 pm

Krista Hawkins, president of Students for Life, Sens. Patty Murray, Chuck Shumer and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

Senate Democrats pressure EPA to drop abortion pill water quality study

Gabrielle M. Etzel October 15, 2026 12:19 pm

Israel Palestinians

Federal agency eliminates fuel-additive regulations to save over $500 million per year

Rena Rowe October 15, 2026 10:33 am

Senate Democratic candidates.

List: Where Democratic Senate candidates stand on the ‘Green New Deal’ and energy

Maydeen Merino October 15, 2026 6:00 am

Golfers pass near recently cut down trees at the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C.

Biden-appointed judge cites Trump pressure in rush to remove trees at DC golf course

Molly Parks October 14, 2026 5:53 pm