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

More than 200 current and former lawmakers support the Clean Power Plan in a legal challenge. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hundreds of lawmakers back Obama climate rules

Kyle Feldscher April 1, 2016 4:52 pm

"So, I think it would be a great idea if they suspended the standard," Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday during an oil and gas forum being held in Denver. (AP File Photo/Jim Anderson)

Colorado’s Democratic governor says no to EPA ozone rules

John Siciliano April 1, 2016 5:12 am

In this April, 2007 file photo, a shovel prepares to dump a load of coal into a 320-ton truck at the Black Thunder Mine in Wright, Wyo. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Coal industry announces major round of layoffs in the West

John Siciliano April 1, 2016 4:25 am

Alongside the coordinated strikes, simulated media, resembling cable news networks, reported that America was under attack. NERC says this was done to inject "added realism to the scenario." (Photo courtesy of NERC report)

Feds used social media to stress utilities in grid attack exercise

John Siciliano March 31, 2016 11:06 pm

Obama's use of recess appointments has been controversial throughout his tenure. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Cotton: EPA’s use of private emails shows contempt for transparency

Kyle Feldscher March 31, 2016 8:28 pm

Collection of groups is suing the agency over its authority to approve genetically modified salmon. (AP File Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FDA sued over ‘frankenfish’

Robert King March 31, 2016 6:45 pm

Is the IMF taking cues from the GOP on energy subsidies?

John Siciliano March 31, 2016 6:36 pm

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox used a submission manuever to subdue a drunk man after a state energy conference. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)

Montana AG uses half-nelson to subdue drunk man after energy conference

Kyle Feldscher March 31, 2016 6:04 pm

The Sierra Club says Chris Christie received substantial financial support for his gubernatorial campaign from Exxon Mobil, which has a big presence in the Garden State. (AP Photo)

Greens accuse Christie of selling out to Exxon

John Siciliano March 31, 2016 4:48 pm

Having the U.S. and China both sign the agreement would go a long way toward satisfying one of the conditions for the agreement to take effect: 55 countries and nations making accounting for 55 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions must approve the agreement domestically by Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

U.S., China agree to sign Paris climate treaty as soon as possible

Kyle Feldscher March 31, 2016 4:31 pm

The investigations by state attorneys general into Exxon Mobil over climate change are nothing short of "un-American," said the Chamber of Commerce's lead energy official. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Chamber: Exxon probe is ‘un-American’ assault on free market

John Siciliano March 31, 2016 3:44 pm

Voluntary methane program doesn't replace regulations, says EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

EPA: Volunteering doesn’t mean industry mandates go away

John Siciliano March 30, 2016 11:53 pm