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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story DOI outlines short-term plan for water cuts in CA, AZ, NV The federal government has...
The federal government has unveiled its short-term plans for Colorado River water cuts from California, Arizona and Nevada — issuing a plan that’s...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Cramer puts hold on Trump nominees over wetlands Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer (N.D.)...
Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer (N.D.) is placing a hold on all future Trump nominees over the administration’s approach to wetlands. In a statement...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump says he wants to revive controversial pipeline President Trump indicated late...
The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of national forest. The U.S. Forest Service has proposed to...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story CBP halts Big Bend National Park border construction Customs and Border Protection...
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said he would halt construction activity in Big Bend National Park as efforts to erect a...
Environmental and community groups sued the Trump administration on Friday over its approval of two chemicals for use in semiconductors despite posing...
The Trump administration is canceling a Biden-era effort to speed up power line construction in parts of Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma,...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump cuts Biden-era effort to boost power lines The Trump administration is...
As it faces some bipartisan pushback on its construction activities at Big Bend National Park, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is emphasizing that...
Prices that U.S. consumers are paying at the gas pump have stubbornly stuck around $4 per gallon, a high price for this late in the summer, as the...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Gasoline prices remain stubborn at about $4 Prices that U.S. consumers are paying at...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story NOAA pulls support from Arctic Report Card The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump again waives shipping rules to bring prices down The Trump administration is...
The Trump administration is once again waiving U.S. shipping rules as part of an effort to keep gasoline and other fuel costs down, the White House...
The U.S.’s emergency oil reserve has fallen below 300 million barrels of oil for the first time since it was being filled decades ago. New Energy...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdog President Trump has nominated a...
The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has faced significant scrutiny for its...
President Trump has nominated a former White House official and Project 2025 author to be the Interior Department’s internal watchdog, a move that...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Political appointee placed at Interior IG, Democrat says The Trump administration has...
Senate Republicans on Thursday voted down an amendment that sought to open up Americans’ ability to sue pesticide companies over the health impacts...
As the Colorado River dwindles, it threatens to reduce the availability of both water and electricity in the Western U.S. Last week, the federal...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Democrats accuse Wright of lying to Congress Two House Democrats have formally...
Two House Democrats have formally referred Energy Secretary Chris Wright to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for potential prosecution, accusing him of...
In a reversal, a federal appeals court has once again blocked the Trump administration from rescinding billions in climate funds issued under the...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) this week directed state authorities to audit all data centers in the state's queue before any new ones can be hooked up to...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Burgum, Trump still blame pool damage on vandals Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story DOI proposes potentially major water cuts The federal government is proposing...
The federal government is proposing cuts to water used by California, Arizona and Nevada, a major step toward figuring out the management of the...
Oil prices were back higher on Wednesday as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate again. As of late Wednesday afternoon, international benchmark Brent crude was...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Oil prices up as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate Oil prices were higher on Wednesday as...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Energy eyes nuclear waste deal with five states The Trump administration is eyeing...
The Trump administration is eyeing five states that could accept nuclear waste, which has been a longtime issue with nuclear power. The Energy...
A federal panel on Friday voted to advance a revamp of the nation’s historic preservation rules that Trump administration officials say slow down...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA exempts data center plants from acid rain rules The Trump administration...
Oil prices were down nearly 10 percent on Monday after a break in fighting between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend. Futures of global benchmark...
President Trump ran on a pledge to bring down energy costs, but a year and a half into his second term, prices of both gasoline and electricity are...
Federal green grants canceled last year were selected “solely” based on a state’s political affiliation, the Trump administration said in a...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Grant cancellations 'based solely' on politics: filing Federal green grants canceled...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Oil prices surge amid Middle East escalations Oil prices have jumped as the conflict...
Oil prices have jumped as the conflict with Iran escalates, this time with attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Houthi militia group aligned with...
A bill that seeks to mitigate data centers’ impacts on Americans’ electric bills is gaining steam in the House, as lawmakers face pressure to act...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story White House expands electricity rate pledge The White House is expanding a voluntary...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story US gasoline price averaging $4 per gallon: AAA The average gasoline price in the U.S....
The average gasoline price in the U.S. has risen to $4 per gallon as the U.S.-Iran conflict escalates again. According to AAA, the average price was...
U.S. firms signed several oil-related and other deals with Iraq on Friday, days after President Trump said the two sides would be “doing a lot of...
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Lake Powell, a Colorado River reservoir that serves as a source of hydroelectric power, is in danger of reaching very low levels, according to a new...