Energy & Environment
The latest updates on energy and environment news, analysis and opinion covering energy policy and its impact on resources and climate.
Trump nixes talk of a diesel-export ban after Europe taps stockpiles
President Trump has ruled out a ban on diesel exports, a move he floated to reduce domestic prices but which faced doubts about its effectiveness and fears it would backfire.
Amazon to invest $1B into data center communities amid backlash against data center rollouts
Amazon is investing more than $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers for education, job training, water and energy preservation projects and other local priorities as it reacts to a growing backlash from politicians and consumers to the tech industry’s rollout of the massive buildings.
Hurricane Polo could cause life-threatening flooding in Mexico’s Baja California
Residents of Mexico’s Baja California boarded up homes and workers hauled dirt and rubble to shore up embankments as Hurricane Polo bore down on the peninsula Monday, threatening high winds, floods and mudslides. Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo could still bring torrential rain to parts of Hawaii even as the storm edged away from the state.
Nor’easter floods Northeast, causing problems from New Jersey to New England
Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
Hurricane Nolo skirts Hawaii but could still unleash powerful winds, flash flooding
Hurricane Nolo just skirted the Hawaiian Islands as it gained intensity on Saturday, but officials said it still posed a risk for flash floods, dangerous winds and extreme surf in areas recovering from previous storms.
Senate Republicans push for last-minute action on cost-of-living concerns before midterm break
Senate Republicans are scrambling to hold at least one vote on a cost-of-living issue before adjourning for the midterm elections, a last-ditch effort to convince voters to keep them in the majority.
New York’s climate law that tried to punish oil companies is ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that New York’s attempt to make fossil fuel companies pay up $75 billion to combat climate change was unconstitutional, delivering a victory to the Trump administration.
Democrats call diesel export ban a ‘gimmick’ that won’t solve sky-high fuel prices
Top Democrats are slamming GOP calls for a diesel export ban to help lower fuel prices as a “gimmick” and an inadequate substitute for ending the war in Iran.
Third beluga whale relocated from Canadian theme park to Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium dies
Another one of the 10 beluga whales relocated to Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium from the closed Canadian theme park Marineland has died, the third to do so.
HHS, EPA launch joint review of glyphosate, as Trump pushes domestic production
The Trump administration is including new research in its glyphosate pesticide review as it pushes to boost domestic production of the herbicide whose maker was recently shielded from cancer-related liability claims.
Polo off Mexican coast is among ‘the strongest storms ever’ as Odalys becomes a hurricane
Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades and was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a major hurricane, while another Pacific system, Odalys, strengthened Wednesday from a tropical storm to a hurricane without threatening land.
Trump says he is considering a ban on diesel exports to ease high U.S. prices
President Trump said Tuesday he is open to a ban on diesel exports from the U.S. as freight drivers and farmers confront record prices because of Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and other factors.
Californian dies on Mount Katahdin in Maine after hiking Appalachian Trail
A California man hiking the Appalachian Trail died after summiting the trail’s northern terminus at Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park in Maine.
Reports: Iran could reopen Strait of Hormuz within a week if U.S. lifts blockade
Iran said it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial ship traffic within a week if the U.S. lifts its blockade of Iranian ports and eases military pressure against the regime, according to media reports.
Alaska’s Dan Sullivan joins candidates in key Senate races calling for a pause on diesel exports
Republican candidates who supported the Iran war are moving quickly to show they hear voters’ complaints about high fuel and grocery prices tied to the conflict — proposing a gas tax suspension and a temporary halt to diesel exports as the midterm elections near.
Politically Unstable: If Democrats retake White House in 2028, energy jobs at risk, CEO warns
Kelly Sadler talks with Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, about the booming trade-job market in energy — and why Isaac warns that a Democratic White House win could put those gains, and the jobs they’ve created, at risk.
Trump says high diesel costs stem from ‘ridiculous’ Ukraine war
President Trump said Monday that record-high diesel costs should be a catalyst to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Iran war revives U.S. energy bet in Mozambique despite Islamic State threat
ExxonMobil is betting billions that Mozambique can become one of the world’s next great sources of liquefied natural gas.
Senate Democrats block bill to protect electricity consumers from data center-fueled rate hikes
Senate Republicans on Thursday tried to quickly clear a House-passed bill responding to voter concerns about data centers driving up electricity prices, but were blocked by Democrats.
