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

Daily on Energy: Oil exports are Trump’s evidence that he’s tough on Russia

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel January 14, 2019 4:48 pm

President Trump leads a roundtable discussion in the Cabinet Room of the White House.

Trump mocks: Why would I expand energy production and hurt Russia if I ‘worked for Kremlin?’

Katelyn Caralle January 14, 2019 12:46 pm

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson poses for a photograph in his office in Santa Fe, N.M.

New report with ex-Clinton official suggests shale oil could be good for renewables

John Siciliano January 12, 2019 5:00 am

President Trump speaks as he tours the U.S. border with Mexico at the Rio Grande on the southern border in McAllen, Texas.

Trump eases off using disaster relief funds for his wall after bipartisan pushback

Josh Siegel January 12, 2019 2:05 am

"Why spend all this money on these repetitive loss properties every time there is a hurricane. It's kind of ridiculous isn't it? An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. If you are going to be exposed with floods you ought to incentivize raising up your structure," says Rep. Francis Rooney.

Florida Republican Francis Rooney set to co-chair bipartisan climate change caucus

Josh Siegel January 11, 2019 8:24 pm

Daily on Energy: Democrats fail to gather more Republicans in passing Interior spending bill

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel January 11, 2019 5:31 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at left by Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., arrives for a classified briefing for House members by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about U.S. sanctions on the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019.

Dems fail to win over more Republicans in push to open government

John Siciliano January 11, 2019 5:19 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., second from left, poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., right, on Capitol Hill in D.C.

GOP centrist and skeptic jockey for spot on Pelosi’s climate ‘crisis’ committee

Josh Siegel January 11, 2019 5:00 am

President Trump is seen along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in Washington, D.C.

‘Green New Deal’ exposes rifts in the Democratic Party

Josh Siegel January 11, 2019 12:00 am

Democrats fear Interior is prepping for a long shutdown

John Siciliano January 11, 2019 12:00 am

An E15 fuel sign sits on display during the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Altoona, Iowa.

Swampy: Former EPA official to address Iowa Renewable Fuels Association

Philip Wegmann January 10, 2019 9:22 pm

Daily on Energy: Trump administration cracks down on emissions bandits

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel January 10, 2019 5:31 pm