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 campaign did not respond to questions about the new stances. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Trump campaign deletes energy proposals without explanation

Kyle Feldscher September 16, 2016 5:05 pm

—œLong overdue, but good to see the Senate approve much-needed aid for Flint. Time for the House to do the same,—£ Hillary Clinton said on her Twitter feed. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Clinton: House should approve relief funds for Flint

Becket Adams September 16, 2016 1:21 am

McGinty's ode to the biofuel also comes after a study concluded ethanol may be worse for the environment. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Katie McGinty supports an ethanol boondoggle that’s killing Philly jobs

Timothy P. Carney September 15, 2016 11:42 pm

The politicians talked about job growth and other issues that affect both areas. (Nicolas Asfouri/Pool Photo via AP)

Mexican president and Calif. Dems talk Trump, climate change

John Siciliano September 15, 2016 11:03 pm

Watch John Kerry push Leonardo DiCaprio’s climate change movie

Anna Giaritelli September 15, 2016 10:28 pm

The House plans to take up its version of the water projects bill next week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Michigan lawmakers want Flint funding by election

Kyle Feldscher September 15, 2016 8:42 pm

President Obama credits John Kerry for making climate change a national security priority. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Obama: Climate change now discussed in the Situation Room

John Siciliano September 15, 2016 6:25 pm

Trump says he also would get rid of new ozone regs, Waters of the U.S. rule, leading one environmental group to call his plans a "dumpster fire." (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Trump would repeal Clean Power Plan, other big EPA regs

Kyle Feldscher September 15, 2016 6:16 pm

Lebanon's environment minister said that the Syrian refugee crisis has had a "major adverse impact" on Lebanon's "water resources." (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Syrian crisis making it hard to meet climate deal, Lebanese official says

John Siciliano September 15, 2016 5:52 pm

President Barack Obama speaks at the Our Ocean, One Future conference at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama says facing climate change ‘personal’

John Siciliano September 15, 2016 4:45 pm

The bill funds 29 Army Corps of Engineers projects worth $4.5 billion that lawmakers already have authorized and would spend another $4.8 billion on water infrastructure updates throughout the country. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Senate passes $9 billion bill for water projects

Kyle Feldscher September 15, 2016 3:56 pm

Monument off the coast of Cape Cod will protect 4,913 square miles of marine ecosystems, White House says. (AP Photo/William J. Kole)

Obama to announce first Atlantic Ocean monument

John Siciliano September 15, 2016 4:01 am