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

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Environmentalists take EPA to court over fuel efficiency rules

John Siciliano May 15, 2018 6:50 pm

New play captures dark side of environmental movement

Kevin Mooney May 15, 2018 6:42 pm

Chuck Grassley and Scott Pruitt

Chuck Grassley will call for Scott Pruitt to resign if he doesn’t move on Trump’s ethanol fix

John Siciliano May 15, 2018 4:25 pm

Transmission towers near the Dominion Power Substation in Loudoun County, Virginia

Targeting power grid is too easy, Energy Department says

John Siciliano May 14, 2018 8:21 pm

Daily on Energy: Utility industry descends on Washington with an ax to grind

Daily on Energy: Is Trump’s ethanol fix a priority for Scott Pruitt?

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel May 14, 2018 2:55 pm

Solar company ‘aligns’ with Trump to survive his tariffs

Josh Siegel May 14, 2018 4:00 am

Toxic gases rise from cracks in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii, Friday, May 11, 2018. Kilauea has destroyed more than 35 structures since it began releasing lava from vents about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of the summit crater.

More fissures pop open as danger of explosive eruption from Hawaii volcano Kilauea looms

Katelyn Caralle May 13, 2018 5:42 pm

The Trump administration is moving toward oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The problem with Trump’s plan to drill in Arctic refuge

Washington Examiner May 13, 2018 4:00 am

Trump is a lot greener than you think he is

John Siciliano May 13, 2018 4:00 am

Installers from California Green Design install solar electrical panels on the roof of a home in Glendale, Calif.

Sunshine on California’s economic mismanagement

Washington Examiner May 13, 2018 4:00 am

Residents evacuate as lava continues to overrun Hookupu Street in Pahoa, Hawaii. Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has destroyed homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced.

Threat of Hawaii volcano Kilauea poised to grow

Daniel Chaitin May 12, 2018 6:34 pm

An oil refinery stands in Port Arthur, Texas.

Oil industry pushes back against Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods

John Siciliano May 11, 2018 11:57 pm