Environment 2 days ago House passes bill to bolster geothermal energy production by increasing lease sale frequency The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to increase lease sales for geothermal energy production. The bill seeks to speed up the permit process.
Politics 2 days ago Biden Interior Dept puts together handbook to apply 'indigenous knowledge' into agency practices Officials at the Department of the Interior are pushing to finalize a new "implementation handbook" to guide agency decision makers on how to "apply indigenous knowledge" in their day-to-day work.
Opinion 2 days ago Morning Glory: Trump can unleash a housing boom by ending the 'endangered species' scam The country needs new houses and apartments but federal bureaucrats hate them.
Climate Change 3 days ago Biden touts six-fold climate funding increase under his administration: 'A defining cause of my presidency' President Biden bragged about achieving his goal of delivering $11 billion per year in climate financing, which represents a six-fold increase under his administration.
Politics 5 days ago Republican appears likely to flip majority-Latino California state assembly seat Republicans in a majority-Latino district in California that includes Indio and Coachella are on course to flip a Democrat state Assembly seat red.
Environment November 14 Federal court upends decades of environmental regulations The D.C. District Court of Appeals issued a divided ruling that the White House Council on Environmental Quality does not have the authority to issue binding regulations.
Environment November 14 Big Oil breaks with Trump on potential second withdrawal from Paris climate agreement The CEO of ExxonMobil said President-elect Trump should keep the U.S. in the Paris climate agreement during his second term in the White House.
Politics November 13 Democratic stronghold state votes to protect natural gas and gas stoves, a Biden administration bugaboo Voters in Washington state appeared to have approved a ballot measure that would restrict future regulations on natural gas and gas stoves.
Environment November 13 EPA's new rule to charge oil and gas companies for emissions could face a Trump reckoning The EPA on Tuesday announced a final rule to charge oil and gas companies for emissions, but opponents say it could face obstacles under the incoming GOP administration.
Climate Change November 13 Biden imposes a new methane emissions tax as he prepares to leave the White House President Biden's Environmental Protection Agency finalized a new rule taxing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, but critics argue the move is "irrelevant" and will serve to boost Big Oil and stifle innovation.
