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

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says the Pebble Mine decision "is not a political issue." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Dem blasts Republicans over EPA mine decision

John Siciliano April 28, 2016 4:34 pm

The bill would authorize 25 projects in 17 states that already have funding approved. Those 25 projects would total $4.5 billion and include projects to improve ports, rebuild levees for flood control, increase hurricane protection in Louisiana, and build ecosystem restoration projects in bodies of water across the country. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

$9 billion water infrastructure bill heads to Senate floor

Kyle Feldscher April 28, 2016 2:59 pm

BP Capital founder, Chairman and CEO T. Boone Pickens is interviewed by Maria Bartiromo on her "Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo" program, on the Fox Business Network, in New York Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Pickens: U.S. oil may be ‘dead,’ but Saudis are a joke

John Siciliano April 27, 2016 10:49 pm

Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway is against a shareholder's climate change resolution to be voted on Saturday. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Former NASA scientist to challenge Buffett’s views on climate

John Siciliano April 27, 2016 9:10 pm

The House bill reauthorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, tightens provisions allowing it to issue emergency orders, increases transparency on interagency reviews and the regulatory process, and increases inspections for some underwater oil pipelines. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Pipeline safety bill heads to House floor

Kyle Feldscher April 27, 2016 6:49 pm

Fracking has made the U.S. a top oil and natural gas producer. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Natural gas finds strategic place in defense bill

John Siciliano April 27, 2016 6:41 pm

Senator Dianne Feinstein said the $37.5 billion bill is now in "dangerous waters" due to Tom Cotton's amendment. (Graeme Jennings/examiner)

Senate Dems block energy, water funding bill over Iran proposal

Kyle Feldscher April 27, 2016 5:58 pm

"We certainly would welcome a greater commitment, or frankly any commitment" from GOP lawmakers, Earnest said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama pushes to keep nation focused on Flint water crisis

Nicole Duran April 27, 2016 5:39 pm

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., announced at a hearing Wednesday that he is developing new legislation that would ensure that the EPA, and any other big agency, does not avoid the law in measuring the effects of its rules on small businesses. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

GOP, Dems find common ground in going after EPA

John Siciliano April 27, 2016 5:18 pm

Republican lawmakers say rule is another way to halt climate change and is duplicative. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Administration says methane rule prevents waste

Kyle Feldscher April 27, 2016 5:05 pm

Sen. Tom Cotton introduced a measure to block the U.S. from buying heavy water from Iran. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Cotton Iran amendment could derail energy and water funding bill

Kyle Feldscher April 27, 2016 4:10 pm

Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., confirmed that President Obama will head to the eastern Michigan city of about 100,000 people next week. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama heading to Flint to meet with residents about lead water crisis

Kyle Feldscher April 27, 2016 2:53 pm