Energy and Environment

A person walks a dog past signs about gas, food prices and voting on Nov. 3, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

Gas prices drop below $4 for first time since July despite inflation

Brady Knox · November 10, 2026 1:10 pm

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

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

Plumes of steam drift from the cooling tower of FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, on April 4, 2017.

Power plant owners press Trump to reject bailout for coal, nuclear

John Siciliano April 13, 2018 5:50 pm

Daily on Energy: Is this the end of the ethanol mandate?

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel April 13, 2018 4:23 pm

A motorist fills up with gasoline containing ethanol.

Ethanol lobby opposes plan to replace Renewable Fuel Standard

John Siciliano April 13, 2018 4:13 pm

A Toyota Prius hybrid car drives through a tree-lined road in Montana while on a road trip.

Students demand university president purchase a Prius to help the environment

John Patrick April 13, 2018 3:43 pm

Rick Perry pitches American energy to India

John Siciliano April 13, 2018 4:01 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with governors and lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Washington.

Trump’s EPA order on pollution less bold than in past

John Siciliano April 12, 2018 10:28 pm

Andrew Wheeler speaks during his confirmation hearing as deputy EPA administrator.

Senate confirms Andrew Wheeler as Scott Pruitt’s deputy at EPA

Josh Siegel April 12, 2018 8:31 pm

US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

Ryan Zinke to raise park fees $5 after backing off huge hikes

Tristan Justice April 12, 2018 7:44 pm

The notice of denial would appear to be the final chapter in a protracted attempt by former Trump adviser Carl Icahn to change the rules so that fuel retailers, instead of refiners, would have to meet the EPA blending requirements. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Trump gives ethanol industry huge victory by endorsing higher fuel blends

John Siciliano April 12, 2018 7:33 pm

Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry talks during an event.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry walks tightrope on Scott Pruitt’s trip to Morocco

John Siciliano April 12, 2018 6:16 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt talks during a hearing.

Former EPA staffer says he was fired after refusing to OK first-class travel for Pruitt aide

Josh Siegel April 12, 2018 5:15 pm

Daily on Energy: Energy policy tops congressional hearings

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel April 12, 2018 4:07 pm