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

According to the groups in opposition, the decisions made by the Environmental Protection Agency in creating the rules are "arbitrary, capricious and contrary" to the Clean Air Act. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Business slams ‘unlawful’ ozone rules on Earth Day

John Siciliano April 22, 2016 10:37 pm

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Jeff Flake said they suspected that the foot-dragging was the result of a lack of cooperation by agencies involved in the solar tax programs. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Treasury misses deadline to issue report on solar fraud

John Siciliano April 22, 2016 9:45 pm

A Republican senator said that on Tuesday, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy promised to turn over documents and communications about the Flint water crisis in "a day or two." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Vitter slams EPA for missing deadline on Flint docs

Kyle Feldscher April 22, 2016 8:53 pm

"Donald Trump is not my last choice, he is the best choice and I am proud to announce my support today," Harold Hamm said in a letter. (AP Photo)

Shale oil tycoon backs Trump

John Siciliano April 22, 2016 7:24 pm

FILE - In this March 16, 2011 file photo, steam escapes from Exelon Corp.'s nuclear plant in Byron, Ill. Illinois lawmakers are considering clean-energy legislation backed by Exelon Corp. to keep three unprofitable nuclear plants afloat. The idea proposed Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 would require utilities to reward producers of low-carbon power for being environmentally friendly. That would include wind, solar, water and clean-burning coal as well as nuclear. Labor and political leaders say it would help Exelon keep open nuclear plants in the Quad Cities, Byron and Clinton. (AP Photo/Robert Ray, File)

Exelon-Pepco merger faces challenge

John Siciliano April 22, 2016 7:01 pm

Volkswagen's clean diesel vehicles would limit the amount of nitrogen released from the vehicles when they could tell that they were being tested. (AP Photo)

House Dems want criminal penalties for cheating emissions tests

Kyle Feldscher April 22, 2016 5:56 pm

—œWhen all is said and done, today will be the largest one-day signing event in the history of the U.N.,—? President Obama said. (AP Photo)

Obama: Climate agenda a fulfillment of campaign promises

John Siciliano April 22, 2016 5:33 pm

DiCaprio: Life is ‘history’ without climate change deal

John Siciliano April 22, 2016 3:45 pm

In Paris last year, 196 countries agreed to "work to save our planet from ourselves," Secretary of State John Kerry said prior to the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on climate change. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Kerry: We must save the planet from ‘ourselves’

John Siciliano April 22, 2016 3:00 pm

Four months after negotiating a global climate agreement in Paris, government officials are coming to New York on Friday to sign the pact in a ceremony at the United Nations. The signing ceremony will be hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at U.N. headquarters. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Over 165 nations to sign Paris deal Friday

John Siciliano April 22, 2016 12:20 pm

Signing the Paris Agreement today simply means the Obama administration is taking this failing model and using our tax dollars to help countries like China or Nigeria do the same thing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Forcing our energy mistakes on the rest of the world

Luke Hilgemann April 22, 2016 4:02 am

"The Paris agreement, like the Kyoto agreement, is full of empty promises that will have no meaningful impact on the climate.," said Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republicans threaten to ‘withdraw’ on eve of climate deal signing

John Siciliano April 22, 2016 1:39 am