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

Republicans and Democrats are more divided over the issue of climate change going into the November election, but support more wind and solar. (iStock Photo)

Retiring energy committee Republicans claim they ‘shook up’ the climate debate

Josh Siegel September 25, 2020 3:00 am

Daily on Energy, presented by National Clean Energy Week: Number of nuclear reactors at 30-year low — what it means

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith September 24, 2020 4:11 pm

‘No time to waste’: Gretchen Whitmer sets goal for Michigan to go carbon neutral by 2050

Abby Smith September 23, 2020 8:16 pm

Cars are seen on a highway in California.

California to eliminate sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035

Abby Smith September 23, 2020 5:53 pm

Daily on Energy, presented by National Clean Energy Week: China’s climate pledge would be huge if it were fulfilled

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith September 23, 2020 4:27 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping is challenging other countries, like the U.S., to pursue a green recovery in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

China goes big on climate change with new goal of carbon neutrality by 2060

Josh Siegel September 22, 2020 8:14 pm

Daily on Energy, presented by National Clean Energy Week: Energy secretary seeks more ‘answers’ on climate science

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith September 22, 2020 4:27 pm

Daily on Energy, presented by National Clean Energy Week: Major bipartisan update to energy law at risk if Democrats sweep in November

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith September 21, 2020 4:32 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.

White House threatens to veto House Democrats’ sweeping clean energy bill

Abby Smith September 21, 2020 3:11 pm

Don’t fall for simplistic claims about wildfires and global warming

Washington Examiner September 20, 2020 4:00 am

Climate change cronyism: Big businesses tailor policy to benefit themselves at your cost

Richard Morrison September 19, 2020 4:00 am

Daily on Energy, presented by National Clean Energy Week: Biden struggling to explain fracking stance

Josh Siegel, Abby Smith September 18, 2020 4:27 pm