Energy and Environment

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, from left, Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., talk to reporters about the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act to reform the federal environmental review and permitting process, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The 24 Democrats and one Republican who voted against advancing the Senate permitting bill

Callie Patteson · November 9, 2026 7:10 pm

Lee, Moore Capito, Whitehouse, and Heinrich.

Major bill to cut red tape for energy projects clears Senate hurdle

Wind turbines can be seen from Patterson Pass Road in Livermore, California.

Measure to overhaul California’s bedrock environmental law fails

Newly elected Democratic governors in Texas, Gina Hinojosa in the big frame on right, Ohio, showing Amy Acton, top left, and Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms, bottom left.

Data centers face uphill battle with incoming Democratic governors

A construction worker walks past signs about gas, food prices, and voting in Dallas.

GOP loss culprit? Trump dismal approval ratings track gas prices almost 1-for-1

Bill Nye testifies before Homeland Security subcommittee on climate change

Jake Dima June 10, 2021 8:20 pm

New Jersey drivers soon will be paying an additional 23 cents in taxes when they fuel up at the pump. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Latest bipartisan infrastructure plan pitches higher gas tax

Susan Ferrechio June 10, 2021 6:52 pm

Daily on Energy: The consensus forming on energy measures in infrastructure legislation

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 10, 2021 4:10 pm

Arizona governor issues emergency declarations after wildfires burn more than 146,000 acres

Jeremy Beaman June 9, 2021 9:46 pm

Miles of pipe for the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline are stacked in a field near Ripley, Okla.

Keystone XL developer to pull the plug on pipeline

Josh Siegel June 9, 2021 8:17 pm

The GOP letter was sent to EPA chief Scott Pruitt on the last day to submit public comment on the Trump administration's proposal to scale back the rule, which President Trump ordered under one of his first executive orders as commander in chief. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Biden EPA to expand scope of waters covered by federal protections

Abby Smith June 9, 2021 7:02 pm

Daily on Energy: Climate measures in question as Biden seeks coalition for infrastructure

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 9, 2021 4:16 pm

Gas-powered vehicle sales have ‘peaked’ as electric set for massive growth, analysis finds

Abby Smith June 9, 2021 3:54 pm

FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file photo, the FBI seal is seen before a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington. The FBI is grappling with a seemingly endless cycle of money laundering schemes that law enforcement officials say theyâre scrambling to slow through a combination of prosecution and public awareness. Beyond the run-of-the-mill plots, officials say, is a particularly concerning trend involving âmoney mules.â These are people who, unwittingly or not, use their own bank accounts to move money for criminals for purposes they think are legitimate or even noble.

Colonial Pipeline attack: How did the FBI recover the ransom money?

Zach Halaschak June 9, 2021 10:30 am

Daily on Energy: Biden tentatively backs domestic mining to help secure critical minerals supply

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith June 8, 2021 4:38 pm

Support for nuclear energy has been the one thing that has remained bipartisan in this raucous election cycle. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Nuclear energy and American hegemony

Robert Schmad June 7, 2021 8:18 pm

DOJ recovers most of ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to DarkSide hackers

Jerry Dunleavy June 7, 2021 7:48 pm