Energy and Environment

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

Callie Patteson · November 12, 2026 4:26 pm

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

Governor Gavin Newsom holds still as First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsroom places a voter sticker on his lapel after casting their ballots on Election Day.

Gavin Newsom turns his eye toward Turkey climate summit, slamming Trump for not attending

The Dakota Access pipeline is a $3.8 billion project to move oil from the North Dakota shale oil fields to market nearly 1,200 miles East to Illinois, where it will link up to another interstate segment. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)

Feds ask judge not to close Dakota Access pipeline

John Siciliano August 18, 2017 3:40 pm

The bipartisan nuclear tax bill passed by voice vote, and had 32 co-sponsors at the time it was approved. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Nuclear energy may soon be free from its tangled regulatory web

elliott-raia August 18, 2017 11:00 am

The Obama EPA and Transportation Department updated previous rules for large tractor trailer trucks almost a year ago in October. (iStock photo)

EPA looks to redo Obama-era climate rules for big rigs

John Siciliano August 17, 2017 8:51 pm

Money is being given to states to help preserve "our national heritage and history," Deputy Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Interior Department issues millions of dollars to ‘protect’ historical landmarks

John Siciliano August 17, 2017 8:26 pm

Al Gore’s advice for Trump: ‘Resign’

John Siciliano August 17, 2017 7:30 pm

Ice is broken up by the passing of the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica as it sails through the Beaufort Sea off the coast of Alaska while traversing the Arctic's Northwest Passage, Sunday, July 16, 2017. The region has become a magnet for nations wanting to exploit the Arctic's rich oil reserves and other natural resources and for scientists seeking to understand global warming and its impacts on the sea and wildlife. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Interior Department poised to approve Arctic oil-drilling island

John Siciliano August 17, 2017 7:18 pm

Bloomberg Philanthropies will donate $6 million to the new project. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Bloomberg charity to fund center assisting state attorneys general targeting Trump’s environmental regulatory rollback

Josh Siegel August 17, 2017 5:10 am

Ironically, darkness doesn't really hurt energy production. (R. Baer, S. Kovac/Citizen CATE Experiment via AP)

During the total eclipse of the sun, the solar industry will go dark. It should stay that way

Philip Wegmann August 16, 2017 8:17 pm

The agency announced that four academic institutions will receive funding to pursue projects to advance the recovery of rare earth minerals from abandoned coal mines and coal waste. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Energy Department keeps spigot open for new coal mining ideas that help Silicon Valley

John Siciliano August 16, 2017 6:15 pm

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy said NAFTA negotiators must protect the positive changes made to the energy system over the past 25 years. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Utilities urges Trump team to support clean energy in trade talks

John Siciliano August 16, 2017 4:36 pm

President Trump issued an executive order on environmental permitting Tuesday that seeks to solve a longstanding problem for industry by placing firm time limits on federal agencies to issue permits, and punishing those that fail to meet the president's goals. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s latest executive order seeks to rein in agencies on environmental reviews

John Siciliano August 15, 2017 11:46 pm

The Department of Energy plans to sell 14 million barrels of the nation's 40-year-old crude oil reserve this month as a way to bring in revenue to the Treasury. (AP Photo/Energy Department)

Energy Department to sell 14 million barrels from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Josh Siegel August 15, 2017 11:22 pm