Energy and Environment

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

Callie Patteson · November 9, 2026 7:10 pm

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

A construction worker walks past signs about gas, food prices, and voting in Dallas.

GOP loss culprit? Trump dismal approval ratings track gas prices almost 1-for-1

Despite Tuesday's decision by the high court, the White House says it remains confident "we will prevail on the merits" when the litigation in argued in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in June. (AP Photo)

White House defiant after Supreme Court halt of power plan

John Siciliano February 10, 2016 3:37 am

Emails show Mich. officials knew of a deadly outbreak in Flint in 2014

Kyle Feldscher February 10, 2016 12:32 am

Money would be used for a fund to help poorer countries adapt to the challenges of climate change. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Obama wants $750 million for global climate fund

Kyle Feldscher February 9, 2016 11:46 pm

Supreme Court halts key Obama climate rule

Kyle Feldscher February 9, 2016 11:35 pm

The budget requests $2 billion in mandatory funding for a new Coastal Climate Resilience program. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Interior Dept. uses oil money to boost conservation budget

John Siciliano February 9, 2016 11:25 pm

The agency asked for less money but is shifting more focus to clean water and drinking water funds. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

EPA budget includes $2 billion to update water systems in wake of Flint crisis

Kyle Feldscher February 9, 2016 11:08 pm

The agency's fiscal 2017 budget request drives up programming funds to reduce the cost of solar and wind energy by 30 percent, while cutting money for coal, oil and natural gas programs by 5 percent said Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. (AP Photo)

Energy budget pumps up renewables at expense of coal

John Siciliano February 9, 2016 11:08 pm

The effects of a $10 tax on crude oil would be vast, according to the Congressional Research Service. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Report: Obama’s oil tax could slow economic growth

Kyle Feldscher February 9, 2016 7:20 pm

The biggest piece of Obama's climate spending proposal comes from a $2 billion fund to help coastal communities deal with sea-level rise. (AP file photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House seeks billions for Arctic climate change response

John Siciliano February 9, 2016 2:37 pm

The state energy officials and the National Association of Clean Air Agencies with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners form what they call the "3N" collaborative on the Clean Power Plan. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, above, will speak at 3N's event later this week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

State energy officials converge on Washington for budget rollout

John Siciliano February 9, 2016 5:01 am

President Obama's new greenhouse gas emissions standards would apply to new aircraft and those in production. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama to set first-ever climate rules for airlines

John Siciliano February 8, 2016 11:55 pm

"You'd think ... someone would have taken some time to think it through," said API President Jack Gerard. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Oil industry: Obama plan to tax oil makes no sense

Kyle Feldscher February 8, 2016 9:22 pm