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

Thomas Coffin's major point was that because the court record is not developed enough, it would be a bad decision to grant the federal government and fossil fuel groups' motions to dismiss. (AP Photo)

Youth lawsuit against feds on climate change overcomes hurdle

Kyle Feldscher April 11, 2016 6:03 pm

President Obama will get his wish next week at the United Nations with dozens of countries committing to sign the Paris climate change deal. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Strategists: Paris climate deal could amount to ‘red herring’

John Siciliano April 11, 2016 5:51 pm

Waste-to-energy plants take combustible materials such as paper, cardboard, food waste and convert them into energy, according to the Energy Information Administration. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

Trash power jumps in 2015

Kyle Feldscher April 11, 2016 4:01 am

Many scientists believe that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions are driving manmade climate change.

Washington voters to consider nation’s first carbon tax

Kyle Feldscher April 11, 2016 4:01 am

Republican Congressman Rob Bishop wants to "uncover the origins of Puerto Rico's fiscal failures and identify solutions to solve them," in which "energy will be central." (Deseret News via AP)

Puerto Rico is the next energy fight

John Siciliano April 11, 2016 4:01 am

Elon Musk received 325,000 orders since the introduction of the Model 3. (AP Photo/Justin Pritchard)

Is Elon Musk picking up where Obama failed?

John Siciliano April 10, 2016 4:01 am

The number of signatures would secure ratification of the global deal in one day, achieving a key objective of President Obama's final year in office. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Obama to score big win on Earth Day

John Siciliano April 8, 2016 11:31 pm

"We have deniers that believe we're going to run this country or run this world without fossil [fuels]," he said at a forum hosted by the Wall Street Journal. "That's a worse denier," Manchin said. (AP File Photo/Alex Brandon)

Manchin: Dems guilty of climate denial, too

John Siciliano April 8, 2016 11:25 pm

Jeff Tittel said the leak in South Dakota is a major reason why no TransCanada lines should be approved. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Greens outraged over new Keystone spill

John Siciliano April 8, 2016 8:42 pm

A bike lane sign

Danger: Beware of cyclists

John Siciliano April 8, 2016 7:03 pm

The World Resources Institute says a carbon tax could help thousands of unemployed coal miners. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Green group braves coal country to pitch carbon tax

John Siciliano April 8, 2016 5:51 pm

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada wants to protect the Gold Butte area of Nevada by Obama declaring it a national monument. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Rancher group: Reid working with White House to ‘punish’ western communities

Kyle Feldscher April 8, 2016 4:41 pm