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

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders looks on as panel members discuss his criminal justice reform plan during a town hall meeting on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, in Columbia, S.C.

Bernie Sanders’ version of the Green New Deal will accomplish the same nothing, but for a mere $16T

Becket Adams August 22, 2019 2:08 pm

President Trump speaks before taking a tour of the Pennsylvania Shell ethylene cracker plant on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, in Monaca, Pennsylvania.

Workers at Trump speech told they had to use time off or receive no pay if they didn’t attend

Caitlin Yilek August 17, 2019 6:39 pm

Daily on Energy: Inslee: ‘Hallucination’ for Biden to think he can have filibuster and climate legislation

Josh Siegel August 16, 2019 4:20 pm

The letter said that the protests that began April 22, Earth Day, will continue April 29 to mark Trump's 100th day in office to "demand climate protection." (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Daily on Energy: Where that 12-year climate change deadline came from, and what it really means

Josh Siegel August 15, 2019 4:07 pm

Energy Secretary Rick Perry testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on his future budget request, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 9, 2019.

Rick Perry says fossil fuels combined with modern technology will jump-start the Ohio Valley

Salena Zito August 15, 2019 3:57 pm

In this July 8, 2019 file photo President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt speaks during an event on the environment in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A congressional committee is investigating whether the U.S. Interior Department helped an Arizona developer and supporter of President Donald Trump get a crucial permit. U.S. Rep. RaÃºl Grijalva is leading an investigation into the proposed 28,000-home development.

Interior chief David Bernhardt shakes up ethics program

Josh Siegel August 14, 2019 7:18 pm

Daily on Energy: Legal fight over Trump coal plant rule shows just how divided red and blue states are

Josh Siegel August 14, 2019 4:03 pm

A cheeseburger with onions is seen on a plate next to some fries, ketchup, and mustard.

London university bans hamburgers to fight climate change

Tim Pearce August 13, 2019 6:21 pm

President Trump is seen near the Marine One helicopter.

WATCH LIVE: President Trump gives speech at Pennsylvania Shell cracker plant

Julio Rosas August 13, 2019 6:16 pm

President Donald Trump talks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2019. Trump is heading to Monaca, Pa., to tour Shell's soon-to-be completed Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, which critics claim will become the largest air polluter in western Pennsylvania.

Democratic states sue Trump for gutting signature Obama emissions rule for coal plants

Josh Siegel August 13, 2019 4:24 pm

Daily on Energy: Trump’s visit to petrochemical plant shows a Democratic ‘blind spot’ on fossil fuels

Josh Siegel August 13, 2019 4:09 pm

This June 29, 2017, remote camera image released by the U.S. Forest Service shows a female gray wolf and two of the three pups born in 2017 in the wilds of Lassen National Forest in Northern California. A California judge has upheld protection for gray wolves under the state's Endangered Species Act, rejecting a challenge from ranchers and farmers. The judge in San Diego ruled Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 that California was right when it listed wolves as endangered in 2014.

Democratic states promise to sue Trump for ‘eviscerating’ Endangered Species Act

Josh Siegel August 12, 2019 8:04 pm