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

The Federation for American Immigration Reform's "U.S. Immigration and the Environment" study found the steady growth of the U.S. population, 100 million over the past century, has undermined efforts to minimize the nation's impact on the environment. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Report: Immigrants a threat to the environment

Anna Giaritelli September 20, 2016 3:00 pm

Jim Inhofe argues the EPA and the Corps are using the broadest possible claims of jurisdiction to enforce environmental regulations. (AP Photo)

Inhofe calls on Dems to back off support for EPA water rule

Kyle Feldscher September 20, 2016 2:00 pm

Obama: Government ‘sometimes gets it wrong’

John Siciliano September 20, 2016 8:57 am

Interest from young adults is rising as automakers manufacture more models of battery-charged vehicles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Millennials driving surge in electric car sales

John Siciliano September 19, 2016 5:17 pm

The nation's top appeals court imposed a temporary injunction on Friday, after meeting with the tribe and the Army Corps of Engineers. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

D.C. court halts Dakota Access oil pipeline

John Siciliano September 19, 2016 2:40 pm

The massive glut of oil globally has sent many drillers into bankruptcy and forced hundreds of thousands of oil workers into the unemployment line over the last year.

Why the end of the oil export ban hasn’t done much

John Siciliano September 19, 2016 4:01 am

"Making a monument is not an executive branch function. I think these monuments show how invasive it is," Rob Bishop told the Washington Examiner. (AP Photo)

Rep. Bishop: Time to reassert the power of Congress

Kyle Feldscher September 19, 2016 4:01 am

Lawmakers will question if the agency fired a biologist for promoting her program to Congress. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

House panels investigate claims of Energy Dept. stifling science

Kyle Feldscher September 19, 2016 4:01 am

The summit will note the economic and national security benefits of renewable energies such as solar. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Republicans to rally around renewable energy in D.C.

John Siciliano September 19, 2016 4:01 am

Unions, industry, lawmakers tell administration to stop delaying construction. (AP Image)

Pressure mounts on Obama to allow Dakota Access pipeline

John Siciliano September 16, 2016 11:58 pm

The major pipeline provides gasoline to 50 million residents on the East Coast every day. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Pipeline break: Gasoline supply at risk for East Coast

John Siciliano September 16, 2016 7:13 pm

The U.N. is expecting about 20 countries to send their ratification documents for the Paris climate deal in the coming days. (AP Photo)

U.N. rushes to ratify Paris climate deal ahead of court date

John Siciliano September 16, 2016 6:13 pm