Energy and Environment

Oceanic manta rays swimming

Trump administration offers first-ever deep-sea mining leases near American Samoa

Maydeen Merino · October 19, 2026 12:13 pm

A man carries a sign shaped like a water drop that reads "Protect NY water" before a rally opposing the Constitution Pipeline.

Trump using defense authority to spend up to $42 million to develop controversial New York pipeline

Iowa Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)

Farmers draw their pitchforks in Iowa. Whichever side wins could decide control of the Senate

Moscow Iran

Ukraine drone strikes and Iran war split blame on skyrocketing diesel prices

FERC unanimously proposed establishing a blanket program to authorize certain activities at LNG facilities. This will allow some projects to move forward at an accelerated pace without undergoing a case-by-case authorization process that can take months or even years.

Regulators propose sweeping approvals and softening environmental rules for liquefied natural gas projects

FEMA taking hurricane season planning ‘seriously,’ Leavitt insists

Anna Giaritelli June 3, 2025 3:44 pm

Constellation's agreement with Meta will enable the Clinton Clean Energy Center to continue to flow emissions-free power onto the local grid, providing grid reliability and low-cost power to the region for decades to come.

Meta signs 20-year deal for nuclear energy in central Illinois

Callie Patteson June 3, 2025 11:44 am

Trump surprises FERC by moving to replace Republican chairman

Callie Patteson June 3, 2025 10:14 am

An American flag is posted near destroyed homes after a tornado passed through the area on May 17, 2025, in London, Ky.

National Weather Service commences rehires after layoffs

Jenny Goldsberry June 3, 2025 8:37 am

Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township, Michigan.

Shuttered Michigan nuclear plant clears major hurdle to restart

Callie Patteson May 30, 2025 1:45 pm

In this April 5, 2016 file photo, a man carries a sign before a rally opposing the Constitution Pipeline outside the state Capitol in Albany, New York. The nearly $1 billion Constitution Pipeline project that was designed to bring natural gas from Pennsylvania's shale gas fields to metropolitan New York and New England has been abandoned after years of legal regulatory challenges made it economically unfeasible, according to a statement Monday from a spokeswoman for project partner Duke Energy said Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.

Dead pipeline projects in New York seek permits to resume construction

Callie Patteson May 29, 2025 5:08 pm

Supreme Court narrows federal environmental reviews for major energy projects

Callie Patteson May 29, 2025 11:57 am

Boil water advisory in effect for Richmond, Virginia, after plant malfunction

Elaine Mallon May 27, 2025 5:34 pm

President Donald Trump is issuing a memorandum directing his Cabinet and other agency heads to review all federal funding provided to nongovernmental organizations.

Tracking the repeal of Biden regulations through the Congressional Review Act

Maydeen Merino May 27, 2025 5:00 am

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Environmental groups sue over Louisiana law suppressing community air monitoring

Annabella Rosciglione May 23, 2025 2:44 pm

Trump signs executive orders boosting nuclear energy

Callie Patteson May 23, 2025 2:15 pm

FILE - Dustin Holmes, second from right, holds hands with his girlfriend, Hailey Morgan, while returning to their flooded home with her children Aria Skye Hall, 7, right, and Kyle Ross, 4, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024, in Crystal River, Fla.

Hurricane season starts June 1. Here’s what to know about cuts to weather agencies

Annabella Rosciglione May 22, 2025 5:11 pm