Politics Jan 11 Biden administration awards $623 million in grants to build out electric vehicle charging network Congress approved $7.5 billion in the 2021 infrastructure law to build out a national network of 500,000 publicly available chargers by 2030.
Politics Dec 05 Federal Trade Commission is investigating ExxonMobil’s $60 billion deal to acquire a Texas oil company Security filings show the Federal Trade Commission is investigating ExxonMobil's $60 billion deal to acquire a Texas oil company, potentially one the largest energy industry mergers in two decades.
Politics Sep 29 Biden calls for more oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, disappointing all sides Biden is trying to navigate between energy companies that have pressed for greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who have urged Biden to shut down new offshore drilling in the fight against climate change.
Politics Sep 27 Biden vetoes two Republican-led bills to undo protections for the prairie chicken and northern bat President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills intended to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations plummet over the years.
Politics May 17 EPA rule would force clean-up of toxic waste dumped near coal power plants EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the plan would hold polluters accountable for controlling and cleaning up coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal that can pollute groundwater, drinking water and air and has been linked to cancer and other health…
Politics Apr 28 House votes to reinstate solar panel tariffs paused by Biden The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries. President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar panel installations in the U.S., a key part of his climate agenda.
Politics Mar 30 House Republicans pass energy bill to roll back regulation of fossil fuel production The legislation would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, and ease permitting restrictions that delay pipelines, refineries and other projects.
Politics Mar 30 WATCH: Ohio Congressional delegation unveils legislation following Norfolk Southern derailment A bipartisan group of senators and representatives from Ohio held a news briefing on Thursday to introduce new legislation to improve railroad safety.
Politics Feb 17 White House defends response to toxic train derailment in Ohio The Biden administration is defending its response to a freight train derailment in Ohio that left toxic chemicals spilled or burned off, even as local leaders and members of Congress demanded that more be done.
Science Dec 13 WATCH: Scientists announce fusion energy breakthrough, possible game-changer for climate Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it, something called net energy gain, the Energy Department said.