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

President Obama mentioned Sen. Jim Inhofe and his infamous snowball as an example of the wrong attitude towards climate change. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Obama warns against Trump’s anti-climate boasts

John Siciliano August 31, 2016 10:47 pm

"To take such a hollow and illegal step as he ends his presidency should tarnish his legacy forever as a man who thought himself king, not president," the Heartland Institute said. (AP Photo)

Climate skeptics lash out at Obama over ‘illegal’ climate deal

John Siciliano August 31, 2016 8:43 pm

AR Squared announced Wednesday it will start Core News Texas after Labor Day. The website will aim to influence the daily energy debate in Texas. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Conservative group targets Texas energy debate

Kyle Feldscher August 31, 2016 6:30 pm

The administration will spend $30 million in the area on forest fires, water quality and invasive species. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama brings checkbook with him to Lake Tahoe

Kyle Feldscher August 31, 2016 5:25 pm

NIST is "going to have to step up," Rep. Lamar Smith said, even though the team out in Gaithersburg, Md., has been perhaps the most effective federal government player on cybersecurity. (AP Photo)

Greens blast GOP climate hearing as ‘buffoonery’

John Siciliano August 31, 2016 4:04 pm

Competitive Enterprise Institute is suing Eric Schneiderman for violating freedom of information laws. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Conservative group takes New York AG to court over climate probe

John Siciliano August 31, 2016 4:01 am

House science committee wants to demonstrate congressional authority to investigate the attorneys general. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

GOP to hold Sept. hearing on Exxon climate probe

John Siciliano August 30, 2016 11:47 pm

The independent watchdog of the Environmental Protection Agency will investigate how the environmental regulator oversees state authorities that monitor drinking water quality in the wake of the lead water crisis in Michigan. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Flint prompts watchdog to probe EPA state oversight efforts

Kyle Feldscher August 30, 2016 8:46 pm

As forest fires burn in western states, it’s clear that the Forest Service isn’t making the most of its limited budget to protect against wildfires, the report states. (AP Photo)

Watchdog: Forest Service mismanaging forest fire risk

Kyle Feldscher August 30, 2016 8:33 pm

Climate activists team up with Planned Parenthood to fight Trump

John Siciliano August 30, 2016 7:18 pm

Sioux protesters in North Dakota are hurting their own agenda, head of industry group says. (AP Photo/James MacPherson, File)

Pipeline protesters out of step with America, oil industry leader says

Kyle Feldscher August 30, 2016 5:26 pm

American Action Forum says more energy efficiency means higher prices and less innovation. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

Study: Dems’ energy plan raises costs, emissions

John Siciliano August 30, 2016 4:01 am