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

Both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Obama have made tackling climate change part of their agendas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

EPA walking the edge on methane regs

John Siciliano April 7, 2016 11:41 pm

One type of crayfish in Appalachia will be listed as endangered and another, the Big Sandy (pictured above), threatened. (Zachary Loughman, West Liberty University, via the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Feds: Crayfish and coal don’t mix

John Siciliano April 7, 2016 8:43 pm

W. Va. Democrat says he has begun talking with the Energy Dept. about ensuring against seismic risks. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Manchin fears EPA could close shale wells over earthquake risk

John Siciliano April 7, 2016 6:50 pm

An Ohio mayor told senators that cities cannot afford to pay for expensive upgrades to water infrastructure. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

Mayor says feds need to pony up for water infrastructure

Kyle Feldscher April 7, 2016 5:49 pm

Rep. Elijah Cummings has some harsh words for Rick Snyder over Flint's lead-contaminated water. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Cummings has ‘grave concerns’ Mich. governor lied under oath

Kyle Feldscher April 7, 2016 5:26 pm

Fuel-efficiency rules mean cars that use higher-priced, premium gasoline, the Energy Department's data arm says. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Feds: EPA rules forcing more expensive fuel on drivers

John Siciliano April 6, 2016 11:44 pm

"I respectfully request that the committee issue a subpoena for EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to appear at the field hearing." (AP File Photo/Susan Walsh)

McCain miffed at EPA for skipping out on mine hearing

John Siciliano April 6, 2016 10:55 pm

A report Wednesday showed that investments tied to plentiful and affordable shale natural gas and natural gas liquids, or NGLs, has topped $164 billion. (J.G. Domke/Bloomberg News)

Chemical industry invests big in wake of shale boom

John Siciliano April 6, 2016 9:01 pm

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder testified before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing. A second House committee will hold a hearing on the water crisis in Flint, Mich. next week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Second House committee will tackle Flint water crisis

Kyle Feldscher April 6, 2016 8:39 pm

"Looks like we're going to be able to proceed without that controversy," Sen. Bill Nelson said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Dem: FAA energy riders are a done deal

John Siciliano April 6, 2016 8:25 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency is adding five new hazardous waste sites to a federal list of sites that could pose risks to public health, including a former zinc smelter. Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg

EPA adds 5 Superfund sites, proposes 8 more

Kyle Feldscher April 6, 2016 6:52 pm

Coal CEO sentenced to year in jail

John Siciliano April 6, 2016 5:06 pm