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Bipartisan legislation introduced by freshman Sens. Tim Sheehy (R-Mt.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) would establish a nationwide response time standard for...
Congressional Democrats are sounding the alarm on the impact of sweeping federal job cuts to the resilience of U.S. power grids. As early as February,...
Colorado Sens. John Hickenlooper (D) and Michael Bennet (D), and Rep. Joe Neguse (D) called for an independent investigation Friday into this week’s...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began the process of firing hundreds of probationary workers Thursday, the latest mass job...
A Democratic-led resolution to end President Trump’s declaration of an “energy emergency” failed along party lines Wednesday afternoon. Sens....
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A congressional resolution sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would repeal a Biden-era energy efficiency rule for water heaters that President Trump...
Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1970s of murdering two FBI agents, was released from prison Tuesday after...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright denounced efforts to achieve net zero carbon emissions by midcentury as a “sinister goal” in remarks at a...
The Trump administration is working to recall hundreds of employees tasked with oversight of the nation’s nuclear weapons after they were fired...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued the Trump administration’s first export authorization for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project Friday, part of...
The researchers behind a massive report on the state of nature in America are seeking to release it despite President Trump’s cancellation of the...
Twenty-five congressional Democrats wrote to Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday urging against the cancellation of loans already issued through...
Two top Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee on Monday asked for answers from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
The top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee called on Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) Friday to probe the activity of Elon Musk’s...
Four congressional Democrats in senior positions on appropriations panels wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin...
Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday accused Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of improperly inserting itself into the National...
President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) official involved in the “Sharpiegate”...
A Massachusetts court on Monday restored federal protections for endangered whales off New England against entanglement in fishing equipment,...
A new lawsuit filed by over 700 residents of East Palestine, Ohio, makes the first wrongful-death allegations in connection with the 2023 derailment...
Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Friday called on newly-confirmed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator...
The Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Interior secretary Thursday in a 79-18 vote, with the majority of Senate Democrats...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has halted disbursement of federal aid as part of an order from the White House Office of Management and...
Political tensions and questions swirling around the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) promise to be a key test for South Dakota Gov. Kristi...
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance Wednesday clarifying limits to the disbursement of Inflation Reduction Act...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), a high-profile critic of President Trump, took aim Tuesday at a series of executive orders the president signed...
President Trump directed the Treasury Department to freeze new offshore wind leases on the outer continental shelf Monday evening as one of a flurry...
President Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of activist Leonard Peltier, who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents,...
The primary lobbying group representing the fossil fuel industry joined five Republican attorneys general Friday in a lawsuit challenging restrictions...
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on...
Human-caused climate change was responsible for about a quarter of the fuel available for the wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area,...
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) said Tuesday he is collaborating with President-elect Trump on an executive order that would halt the construction of new...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by oil companies to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Honolulu seeking to hold them responsible for...
A federal judge in one of the country’s most conservative district courts ruled Friday that American Airlines unlawfully incorporated environmental...
Last year was the hottest ever recorded, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released Friday. In 2024,...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will keep endangered species protections for grizzly bears in place in most of the western U.S., the agency...
The state of Alaska on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over restrictions the federal government imposed in December on oil and gas leases...
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Former President Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, left behind a history of pioneering energy and environmental policy. In his single term...
The Biden administration on Monday proposed two rounds of new environmental protections for sites in the western U.S., beginning a process that...
Climate change led to nearly six extra weeks of dangerous heat worldwide over the past year, according to a new study from Climate Central and...
Energy and climate are expected to be divisive issues in 2025 as President-elect Trump, backed by GOP majorities in both the House and Senate,...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Thursday signed a law that will require companies responsible for large amounts of planet-warming pollution to...
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Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Az.) and Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) led a letter...
A federal government shutdown in the coming days could have implications for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) long-term efforts,...
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The Biden administration on Thursday upped America’s commitment to reducing planet-warming emissions under the Paris Climate Agreement weeks before...
States and municipalities are preparing to take the lead on climate action in a second Trump term as they brace for an administration likely to be...