Lesley covers climate change law in the U.S. and abroad. She previously covered the energy transition, politics and the White House for E&E News. Before that, she covered domestic and international ...

The House unveiled its transportation bill Sunday. House and Senate Democrats are set for an intraparty fight. House and Senate Democrats are hurtling toward an intraparty clash on one of the most ...

A late add to try to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, the Democratic Senate hopeful blends a progressive streak with roots in the timber industry. In northern Maine, Troy Jackson made a living cutting down ...

His order says the department will focus on its “core mission” and “will be unifying and consolidating many of its functions within the Office of the Secretary.” The Interior Department is moving ...

The federal government is taking equity stakes in three critical minerals companies. Experts say it marks a “new phase” in how Washington approaches industrial policy. The Trump administration this ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is among the leaders calling for a pause, which could spell trouble for data centers hungry for electricity. Powerful Texas Republicans are asking state regulators to pause a $33 ...

A State Department official says the administration is making progress shoring up global mineral partnerships that exclude Beijing. The Trump administration has inked 27 critical mineral deals with ...

Electric vehicles displaced 1.5 million barrels of oil a day in China during the second quarter of the year, nearly doubling expectations, according to the International Energy Agency. The growth ...

The findings highlight inflationary pressures on electricity costs in mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. “The price impacts on customers have been very large and are not reversible,” the grid market ...

The number of companies, associations and groups that reported lobbying on data centers has doubled since last year. The number of companies, associations and advocacy groups lobbying around data ...

Democrat Gina Hinojosa is trying to use energy and affordability concerns in a bid to defeat Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in November. Higher prices at the pump and rising electric bills could be Gina ...

A summer surge in power consumption is straining regional grids that are also seeing a boom in data center energy demand. A sizzling summer is breaking power consumption records across the country, ...