Energy and Environment

Trump’s overhaul of Nuclear Regulatory Commission spurs fears of more delays

By Callie Patteson August 1, 2025 6:00 am

EPA delays methane rule for oil and gas as rollback looms

Maydeen Merino Jul 31, 2025

Trump administration halts ‘special treatment’ for wind energy government projects

Washington Examiner Staff Jul 31, 2025

FILE - This Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, shows a spotted lanternfly at a vineyard in Kutztown, Pa. Pennsylvania has started using insecticide on spotted lanternflies, a new strategy that state officials are using in an attempt to slow the spread of the invasive pest. Crews using backpack sprayers and truck-mounted spray equipment are spraying the bugs along railways, interstates and other transportation rights-of-way, the state Agriculture Department said Friday, May 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Chinese lanternflies are in DC — what to know

Ally Goelz Jul 30, 2025

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Dec. 18, 2024, in his office in Topeka, Kan.

Kansas AG demands DOJ investigation into Chinese ‘environmental lawfare’ against US energy

Emily Hallas Jul 29, 2025

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy testifies during a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Oversight hearing on the Department of Transportation's Policies and Programs and Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington.

Duffy says Buttigieg ignored safety concerns to build wind turbines near roads

By Maydeen Merino July 29, 2025 1:24 pm

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, April 30, 2025, in Washington.

Zeldin to rescind Obama-era EPA finding on danger of greenhouse gas emissions

By Annabella Rosciglione and Callie Patteson July 29, 2025 8:45 am

Unusual DOD deal to take stake in rare earth supplier seen as key to China competition

By Maydeen Merino July 27, 2025 5:00 am

This image provided by the Somerset County, Maine, Sheriff’s Office, shows a rural home that was converted into a sophisticated marijuana grow operation on May 17, 2024, in Norridgewock, Maine. A Maine utility wants to assist investigators by proactively providing electrical usage data to police.

Chinese are funding illegal marijuana operations across Maine, Collins charges

By Anna Giaritelli July 26, 2025 8:00 am

New bipartisan bill aimed at red tape crimping energy and infrastructure projects

By Callie Patteson July 25, 2025 10:45 am

The Crane Clean Energy Center, formerly Three Mile Island, in Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Trump administration aims to bolster nuclear energy production, starting in a familiar if surprising place

By Callie Patteson July 25, 2025 5:17 am

Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township, Michigan.

Federal regulators clear pathway for shuttered Michigan nuclear plant to restart

By Callie Patteson July 24, 2025 3:07 pm

Biden’s legislative legacy undercut by Trump repeal of IRA climate measures

By Maydeen Merino July 24, 2025 6:00 am

Water rises from severe flooding along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas on Friday, July 4, 2025.

FEMA chief ‘can’t see anything that we did wrong’ in Texas flood response

By Anna Giaritelli July 23, 2025 2:05 pm

Trump Energy Department cancels loan for major transmission project opposed by Hawley

By Callie Patteson July 23, 2025 10:38 am

Katie Hobbs to travel to DC after calling for investigation into Grand Canyon fire containment

By Annabella Rosciglione July 21, 2025 4:38 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington.

EPA slashes research office, lays off staffers

By Callie Patteson July 18, 2025 5:05 pm