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

GOP pollster: Trump will lose in November

John Siciliano May 5, 2016 5:20 pm

The survey found 69 percent of respondents never heard of, or knew little about the Clean Power Plan. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Poll: Majority of people never heard of Obama’s climate plan

John Siciliano May 5, 2016 5:06 pm

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim warned that the United Nations global climate deal is in jeopardy. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

‘We are finished’: World Bank chief issues dire climate warning

John Siciliano May 5, 2016 3:05 pm

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says tackling climate change will mean changing the global economy. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

UN chief calls for ‘radical’ change to address climate

John Siciliano May 5, 2016 2:18 pm

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder defended the announcement that Flint residents can drink filtered water in most circumstances as good news after its lead water crisis. (Daniel Mears/Detroit News via AP, Pool)

Michigan governor defends filtered Flint water, refuses to step down

Kyle Feldscher May 5, 2016 12:55 pm

Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the plenary lunch of the U.S. Caribbean-Central American Energy Summit at the State Department. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Skeptics mock White House’s renewed support for natural gas

John Siciliano May 5, 2016 3:59 am

The president critiqued conservatism during his Michigan speech. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama: ‘Flint’s recovery is everybody’s responsibility’

Kyle Feldscher May 4, 2016 10:19 pm

Obama during Flint speech: ‘Can I get a glass of water?’

Kyle Feldscher May 4, 2016 9:40 pm

Michigan governor booed by Flint residents

Kyle Feldscher May 4, 2016 8:25 pm

A bald eagle may be to blame for the deaths of four people in a plane crash in Alaska last month, according to federal investigators. (Cheryl McRoberts/American Bald Eagle Foundation via AP)

Bald eagle suspected in Alaska plane crash

John Siciliano May 4, 2016 7:46 pm

"Waste from the oil and gas industry is very often toxic and should be treated that way," said Amy Mall, a senior analyst with the Natural Resources Defense Council. (AP Photo)

Environmentalists sue EPA over new fracking rules

John Siciliano May 4, 2016 7:15 pm

President drank some filtered water after meeting with officials Wednesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama sips Flint water after lead crisis meeting

Kyle Feldscher May 4, 2016 6:50 pm