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

Chevron defeats Exxon to take over Hess and gain flashpoint Guyana oil assets

By Callie Patteson July 18, 2025 11:06 am

Trump tightens screws on renewables with strict reviews for solar and wind

By Callie Patteson July 17, 2025 10:27 am

This photo released by Idaho National Laboratory shows its Advanced Test Reactor at sunrise at Idaho National Laboratory's desert site about 50 miles west of Idaho Falls, on Jan. 31, 2007. Scientists in Idaho have completed a rare overhaul of one of the world's most powerful nuclear test reactors. Officials at the Idaho National Laboratory said Monday, April 18, 2022, that normal operations are expected to resume later this spring at the Advanced Test Reactor following low-power system checks to make sure the reactor is in working order.

National lab taps Microsoft AI to accelerate nuclear energy permitting

By Callie Patteson July 16, 2025 12:45 pm

Former DOE official presses GOP for release of over $40B in loans

By Callie Patteson July 16, 2025 6:00 am

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Farming lobbyists fight to keep pesticides in food amid MAHA push

By Mia Cathell July 16, 2025 5:00 am

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington.

EPA’s Zeldin says streamlining permitting is essential for winning AI race

By Maydeen Merino July 15, 2025 6:37 pm

Florida AG floats ‘cloud seeding’ weather modification theory after deadly Texas floods

By Brady Knox July 14, 2025 10:35 pm

Deer Creek Fire on Utah-Colorado border engulfs more than 10,000 acres, remains 0% contained

By Annabella Rosciglione July 14, 2025 3:36 pm

Historic Grand Canyon Lodge destroyed as wildfires rage in Arizona: What to know

By Mackenzie Thomas July 14, 2025 12:37 pm

Red states follow federal footsteps to ‘unleash American energy’

By David Zimmermann July 14, 2025 7:00 am

Heavy rain halts search for Texas flood victims with more than 160 still missing

By Naomi Lim July 13, 2025 2:51 pm

Energy bills could be big but not beautiful in GOP-led areas

By Taylor Millard July 11, 2025 5:30 am