Energy and Environment

Congressional Progressive Caucus members.

Progressive Caucus announces opposition to permitting bill over environmental law reforms

Callie Patteson · November 11, 2026 9:48 am

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

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

Onlookers had expected President Trump wouldn't find too many allies at the famously globalist World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump finds an ally at Davos in French oil giant Total

John Siciliano January 26, 2018 3:20 am

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced new changes to a policy that imposed strict limits on hazardous air pollutants emitted by factories. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

EPA weakens rules on emissions from polluters

Josh Siegel January 25, 2018 10:49 pm

In this Jan. 22, 2018 file photo provided from a frame grab by Tulsa's KOTV/NewsOn6.com, fires burn at an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig near Quinton, Okla. Five people workers were killed after a fiery explosion ripped through a drilling rig, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and leaving a derrick crumpled on the ground, emergency officials said. Federal records show 10 workers have died over the past decade at well sites linked Patterson-UTI, the same driller involved in this week's rig explosion. (Christina Goodvoice, KOTV/NewsOn6.com via AP)

Federal chemical safety board to investigate deadly explosion at Oklahoma natural-gas well

Josh Siegel January 25, 2018 9:36 pm

Electric cars can both make the power grid more resilient and vulnerable, experts say.

GM, Toyota officials push Senate to help boost electric vehicle growth

Josh Siegel January 25, 2018 6:53 pm

Last year, President Trump charged the EPA with reviewing Obama-era rules that would require automakers to nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

EPA not looking to fight California on fuel-efficiency standards, official says

Josh Siegel January 25, 2018 6:21 pm

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

Daily on Energy: Coal has no future without Trump spending, Moody’s says

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel January 25, 2018 4:22 pm

$The Obama-era rule targets the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which has made the U.S. the world's leading producer of natural gas. The rule is intended to increase the safety of fracking by reducing the risk of water contamination. (Steve Gonzales//Houston Chronicle via AP, File)$

California sues Trump administration for repealing Obama fracking rule

Josh Siegel January 24, 2018 8:29 pm

"The United States is leading the world in reduction of emissions," Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in Davos, Switzerland. "You can have economic growth, improved quality of life, and at the same time drive down emissions. The driving force is the transition from old, inefficient power plants to cleaner burning natural gas. That is what we want to be a part of, and what the fossil fuel industry wants to be a part of." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Fossil fuels can provide ‘better quality of life,’ Rick Perry tells Davos energy forum

Josh Siegel January 24, 2018 8:17 pm

"The American Made Solar Prize will galvanize our country's entrepreneurs, allow them to utilize technologies and innovations developed through [the Energy Department's] early stage research and development, and, ultimately, bring new American-made products to market," Perry said. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Trump’s solar tariffs spark new $3M effort from Rick Perry

John Siciliano January 24, 2018 5:32 pm

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

Daily on Energy: Perry tries to spark solar innovation after Trump tariffs

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel January 24, 2018 4:20 pm

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in October announced a directive to block scientists who receive EPA funding from serving on the EPA's 22 advisory committees. But two environmental groups are now suing him, saying that the directive is arbitrary and capricious and is not supported by law or EPA precedent. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Environmental groups sue EPA for policy banning agency-funded scientists from advising him

Josh Siegel January 23, 2018 11:10 pm

President Trump, hands the pen he used to sign Section 201 actions to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Trump says he is imposing new tariffs to "protect American jobs and American workers." Trump acted to impose new tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump vows ‘there won’t be a trade war’ after signing off on tariffs

Josh Siegel January 23, 2018 8:13 pm