Environment

Environment 17 hours ago

Trump planning to lift Biden's LNG pause, increase oil drilling during 1st days in office: report

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly plans to "go strong" on overturning President Biden's climate policies, such as lifting a pause on LNG exports.

Environment 6 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 6 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 November 19

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 November 18

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 November 16

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.