2+ week, 2+ day ago  (223+ words) By Ian M. Stevenson | 04/14/2026 03: 58 PM EDT Defenders of Wildlife filed a lawsuit to stop an exemption from endangered species reviews for oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico. An offshore oil rig is pictured in the Gulf of Mexico....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (208+ words) By Lesley Clark | 04/20/2026 01: 19 PM EDT A coalition of Gulf and environmental groups warns that new drilling plans risk another Deepwater Horizon disaster. A map of the "Gulf of America" is seen as President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (196+ words) By Kelsey Tamborrino | 04/27/2026 04: 03 PM EDT It's the administration's latest salvo in its war against the industry. Wind turbines generate electricity off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. John Moore/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration on Monday announced…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago  (226+ words) By Alex Guill'n | 04/30/2026 04: 10 PM EDT The jilted vendor won an injunction after arguing the state was violating the Clean Air Act, but an appellate court sided with New Hampshire. New Hampshire can end its vehicle emissions and safety inspection program…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (557+ words) By Hannah Northey, Carlos Anchondo | 03/24/2026 04: 13 PM EDT A State Department official announced the consortium launch to counter Beijing's control of supply chains needed to feed the AI build-out. The Trump administration has launched a consortium with major investment funds and…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (163+ words) By Rylan Di Giacomo-Rapp | 02/02/2026 06: 33 AM EST The legislation concerns birds, fish and "prohibited" species in zoos. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is sponsoring the "Protecting Local Zoos Act." Francis Chung/POLITICO A House Natural Resources subcommittee will hold a hearing this…...

15+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1757+ words) By Jason Plautz, Jeffrey Tomich | 04/30/2026 06: 56 AM EDT Legislators in at least 28 states this year introduced bills that would roll back tax incentives for the energy-hungry facilities. Dale Browne, president of the Great Oak Homeowners Association, speaks at a 2022 rally near…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (170+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 04/08/2026 04: 05 PM EDT Center for Western Priorities leader Jennifer Rokala will step down after more than a decade at the helm. Aaron Weiss, the Center for Western Priorities deputy director, will become its executive director in May. Center…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (195+ words) By Michael Doyle | 01/20/2026 01: 34 PM EST The Fish and Wildlife Service in May 2020 designating the southern Sierra Nevada population of fishers as an endangered species. A fisher caught taking bait. The species is found in the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges in…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (163+ words) By Saqib Rahim | 01/22/2026 06: 30 AM EST A major California property insurer recently sold catastrophe bonds to pay damage from massive wildfires like the Los Angeles-area blaze a year ago. Nic Coury/AP U. S. property insurers are increasingly managing climate risk with the…...