Energy and Environment

President Donald Trump at campaign rally with Make America Great Again signs.

Trump offers $8 billion bailout to farmers facing record-high diesel prices

Maydeen Merino · October 20, 2026 11:36 am

Oceanic manta rays swimming

Trump administration offers first-ever deep-sea mining leases near American Samoa

A man carries a sign shaped like a water drop that reads "Protect NY water" before a rally opposing the Constitution Pipeline.

Trump using defense authority to spend up to $42 million to develop controversial New York pipeline

Iowa Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)

Farmers draw their pitchforks in Iowa. Whichever side wins could decide control of the Senate

Moscow Iran

Ukraine drone strikes and Iran war split blame on skyrocketing diesel prices

Major utility weighs keeping coal for longer under new Trump administration

Callie Patteson November 8, 2024 11:20 am

Clean energy advocates see reason for hope under Trump

Callie Patteson, Maydeen Merino November 6, 2024 5:52 pm

California residents vote for $10 billion in bonds for climate projects

Maydeen Merino November 6, 2024 2:01 pm

South Dakota votes against carbon pipeline measure

Maydeen Merino November 6, 2024 12:43 pm

In this photo, piles of wood chips sit near a paper mill in Tacoma, Washington.

Washingtonians vote to keep ‘cap-and-invest’ carbon reduction program

Maydeen Merino November 6, 2024 12:53 am

Big Tech nuclear power deal hits major regulatory hurdle

Callie Patteson November 4, 2024 11:01 am

Pages from the Shein website, left, and from the Temu site, right, are shown in this photo, in New York, Friday, June 23, 2023. Chinese e-commerce retailer Temu has filed a lawsuit accusing its rival Shein of violating U.S. antitrust law by blocking clothing manufacturers from working with Temu.

Halloween costumes shine a light on labor and climate activists calling for fashion regulation

Elaine Mallon November 3, 2024 11:27 am

2024 energy and environment ballot measures: What to know

Maydeen Merino November 3, 2024 8:00 am

EPA grants $3 billion for ports to ramp up zero-emission operations

Maydeen Merino October 29, 2024 5:00 am

Atmospheric CO2 levels hit record high in 2023, putting green goals in doubt

Maydeen Merino October 28, 2024 2:24 pm

Oil prices plunge after Israel shows restraint in strikes on Iran

Callie Patteson October 28, 2024 11:57 am

Residents of Jersey Shore town prepare to file third lawsuit against offshore wind project

Elaine Mallon October 27, 2024 4:20 pm