Pollution

In this July 1, 2010, photo provided by Dominion Resources shows tanks at the Cove Point LNG terminal at Cove Point in Calvert County, Md. The debate over exporting liquefied natural gas is intensifying as the Energy Department considers an array of applications to ship the fuel to Japan, India and other countries where prices are far higher than in the United States.

Energy and Environment

Natural gas industry aims to stop methane leaks to become fuel of the future

Josh Siegel · June 30, 2018 4:00 am

Energy and Environment

New York City looks to join plastic straw ban train

Anna Giaritelli · June 5, 2018 4:00 am

Energy and Environment

Louisiana trial lawyers launch a litigious assault on the state’s energy sector

John Burnett · May 28, 2018 4:00 am

Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., speaks about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and the state of the EPA during a protest by the American Federation of Government Employees union, Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Washington.

Energy and Environment

Staff of Democrat who represents Flint barred from attending part of EPA’s summit on chemicals

Josh Siegel · May 23, 2018 10:27 pm

"Hillary Clinton has convincingly made the case that she knows how to get things done and has the tenacity and skill to advance the Democratic agenda," Brown wrote in an open letter on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Energy and Environment

California Gov. Jerry Brown denounces ‘outlaw’ Scott Pruitt: He’s ‘got to go’

Josh Siegel · May 1, 2018 6:47 pm

Evidence for Optimism

Philip Delves Broughton · April 27, 2018 7:20 am

Beltway Confidential

Earth Day 2018: Celebrate a world cleaned by capitalism

Donald Boudreaux and Veronique de Rugy · April 22, 2018 4:00 am

Plumes of steam drift from the cooling tower of FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, on April 4, 2017.

Energy and Environment

Closing Rust Belt nuke plants makes carbon pollution worse: Study

Josh Siegel · April 16, 2018 2:00 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks at a news conference.

Energy and Environment

California sues EPA for easing rules on ‘major’ polluters

Josh Siegel · April 10, 2018 9:20 pm

The Trump administration is doing away with a decades-old air emissions policy opposed by fossil fuel companies, a move that environmental groups say will result in more pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency issued notice Thursday it is withdrawing the âonce-in always-inâ policy under the Clean Air Act, which dictated how major sources of hazardous air pollutants are regulated.

Energy and Environment

Environmental groups sue EPA for easing rules on ‘major’ polluters

Josh Siegel · March 26, 2018 4:55 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said in an interview that "California is not the arbiter of these issues" when it comes to setting fuel-efficiency standards.

Energy and Environment

Scott Pruitt signals fight with California over fuel-efficiency standards

Josh Siegel · March 13, 2018 6:55 pm

Chairman Mao Zedong once identified steel as a critical piece of the industrial supply chain for a modern economy. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)

Navarro co-author: Trump’s steel tariffs are all about security

Greg Autry · March 8, 2018 5:01 am