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

General Motors seizes moment as consumers turn backs on Tesla, Elon Musk

By Callie Patteson July 5, 2025 7:00 am

Trump orders higher national park fees for foreign visitors

By Maydeen Merino July 4, 2025 11:10 am

An Environmental Protection Agency sign is seen outside the Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center, Feb. 17, 2023, in Cincinnati.

EPA staffers who signed letter of dissent against Trump administration placed on leave

By Ross O'Keefe July 3, 2025 5:42 pm

DOJ moves to block eco groups from halting construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

By Maydeen Merino July 3, 2025 3:18 pm

Refined tellurium is displayed at the Rio Tinto Kennecott refinery, May 11, 2022, in Magna, Utah.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright to break ground on first US rare earth mine in 70 years

By Mackenzie Thomas July 3, 2025 1:47 pm

Pump jacks operate in the Permian Basin east of Carlsbad, New Mexico, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Oil executives say ‘drill, baby, drill’ isn’t happening, at least not this year

By Callie Patteson July 3, 2025 10:40 am

People walk at Trocadéro plaza near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in Paris.

What to know about Europe’s sweltering heat wave

By Maydeen Merino July 2, 2025 12:40 pm

NOAA to end key weather program used by military

By Maydeen Merino July 1, 2025 11:23 am

Democrats make last-bid effort to soften attacks on wind and solar in GOP megabill

By Callie Patteson July 1, 2025 10:22 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) checks his notes before entering the chamber as Republicans begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025.

GOP preserves clean fuel credit, but advocates say it’s not enough

By Maydeen Merino June 30, 2025 2:05 pm

Clean energy industry left reeling over tax on wind and solar in Republican megabill

By Callie Patteson June 30, 2025 12:31 pm

Inside the efforts to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant

By Callie Patteson June 30, 2025 5:00 am