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 specialist received authorization from the deputy superintendent of Badlands to bring the buffalo calf into his home, where it later died. (AP Photo)

Inspector general: Park employee took sick buffalo calf from Badlands

Kyle Feldscher July 20, 2016 8:33 pm

The Pipeline dumped almost 1 million gallons of crude oil into Michigan's Kalamazoo River in July 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Obama fines tar sands pipeline $177 million for 2010 spill

John Siciliano July 20, 2016 8:28 pm

"This is an outrageous abuse of congressional subpoena power," she said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Warren rips GOP for subpoenaing Dem AGs investigating Exxon Mobil

Kyle Feldscher July 20, 2016 5:38 pm

The Republican national platform supports all energy sources, including wind and solar, with no federal help for any of them. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

GOP platform supports wind and solar, with a catch

John Siciliano July 20, 2016 4:31 pm

An oil and gas lease sale in Lakewood, Colo. A report said that emails show federal agents and local law enforcement officers went undercover to investigate how environmentalists planned to disrupt an oil and natural gas lease sale in Lakewood, Colo. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Environmentalists slam feds for spying on them

Kyle Feldscher July 20, 2016 3:59 pm

Even if divestment did make a difference, it would run directly counter to several other liberal priorities. (AP Photo/David Mercer)

College divestment push is an exorbitant and inadvisable luxury

Jillian Melchior July 20, 2016 4:03 am

The Fish and Wildlife Service is taking the bird off the list of endangered species. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)

Prairie chicken no longer threatened

John Siciliano July 19, 2016 6:20 pm

The court ruled that the EPA reasonably and lawfully decided that a huge mountaintop removal mine in the state would cause an unacceptable level of environmental harm if allowed to continue operating. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)

Court gives EPA huge victory over coal mining

John Siciliano July 19, 2016 6:08 pm

Announcing the 1 GW by 2020 target is a "significant and ambitious goal," but one that is possible because of technological advances, Brian Deese said. (AP Photo)

Obama announces new solar goal for low-income families

John Siciliano July 19, 2016 5:05 pm

Three states are expected to file lawsuits Tuesday against Volkswagen for its emissions cheating scandal. (Miles Willis/Bloomberg)

N.Y. spells out decade-long Volkswagen cover-up in state lawsuit

Kyle Feldscher July 19, 2016 3:38 pm

State says the new rule is "arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion and not in accordance with law." (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

North Dakota first to sue EPA over methane rules

John Siciliano July 18, 2016 9:54 pm

Agreement used to reduce pollution and combat climate change across six states. (AP Photo/Nick Simonite)

EPA unleashes ‘new’ ideas in $425 million settlement with refiners

John Siciliano July 18, 2016 9:36 pm