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

Website shows Trump signed a 2009 ad in the New York Times urging global leaders to reach a climate deal. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

Is Trump a secret climate change activist?

John Siciliano June 8, 2016 11:21 pm

The House voted 234-177 to pass the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016. (George Frey/Bloomberg, File)

House passes bill delaying Obama’s smog regulations

Kyle Feldscher June 8, 2016 9:18 pm

Repsol's decision is the latest sign of the toll that low crude oil prices are taking on companies invested in expensive offshore drilling ventures. (AP Photo)

Oil giant’s Arctic pullout raises alarms for offshore drillers

John Siciliano June 8, 2016 8:35 pm

Polis said the point of the vote was to get lawmakers on the record as being against a carbon tax to use it against them if a carbon tax bill was proposed in the future. (David Banks/Bloomberg, File)

Polis: Resolution shows carbon tax has momentum

Kyle Feldscher June 8, 2016 7:34 pm

Environmentalists Set Up Democratic Platform for Progressive Shift

Jenna Lifhits June 8, 2016 7:00 pm

Indian leader alludes to the GOP's "different" opinions as a strength, not a weakness. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Modi avoids driving a wedge on climate change

John Siciliano June 8, 2016 5:53 pm

Steyer endorses Clinton to defeat Trump

John Siciliano June 8, 2016 3:18 pm

Businesses and economists contend a carbon tax is the simplest and most efficient way to address greenhouse gas emissions by applying a per-ton fee for large emitters like power plants and refineries.

House to hold vote against carbon tax

John Siciliano June 7, 2016 11:10 pm

A bill would delay implementation of the EPA's new ozone standards and change Clean Air Act regulations. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

White House threatens veto over bill slowing smog rules

Kyle Feldscher June 7, 2016 10:50 pm

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said this is a "cautionary tale" for policymakers, however, who should be wary of European policies that have driven up the cost of electricity. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Chamber beats back anti-fracking policies

John Siciliano June 7, 2016 9:41 pm

The White House announced the news as President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in Washington, where meeting the goals of last year's Paris climate change deal topped the agenda. (AP Photo)

Obama strikes major clean energy finance deal with India

John Siciliano June 7, 2016 8:02 pm

Obama is meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss a range of concerns between the two countries. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama, Modi seek to rapidly implement climate deal

John Siciliano June 7, 2016 4:30 pm