Energy
At least 16 dead in strikes as Chernobyl anniversary highlights nuclear risks of Russia-Ukraine war
Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia killed at least 16 people, authorities said, as the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster prompted fresh warnings about the risks posed by attacks near the plant during Russia's more than four-year invasion of its neighbor.
Trump’s disdain for wind projects creates a political storm for Republicans in coastal Virginia
When President Trump tried to cancel five massive offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast, it wasn't just environmentalists who cried foul. Nine Republicans in the U.S. House sent a letter to administration officials demanding an explanation.
EU considers helping with Mideast energy infrastructure to bypass conflict zones
A painful fuel crunch and soaring oil and gas prices triggered by the Iran war have nudged the European Union to look hard into funding alternative energy routes in the Middle East to circumvent hot spots like the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. won’t renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers, Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the U.S. does not plan to renew a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products that are currently at sea. And, he said, a renewal of the one-time waiver for Iranian oil at sea is totally off the table.
Italian PM Meloni talks tough on Russia, but Italy still has an energy problem
As EU leaders gathered in Cyprus on Thursday to wrestle with the fallout from the Iran war -- including high fossil-fuel prices, the security situation in the Straits of Hormuz and emergency tools to shield Europe's economy -- Italy arrived with a familiar problem: While Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to keep the screws on Moscow, her country is still exposed to the energy shock that comes with it.
Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after Chernobyl disaster
The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four decades later, however, there's a revival around the world, a trend that has been given a big boost by war in the Middle East.
U.S. military says it seized another oil tanker associated with Iran
The U.S. military on Thursday seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Iran says it is collecting transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian lawmakers said Thursday the Islamic republic has begun collecting fees from commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, even as traffic through the crucial waterway grinds to a halt.
Ship seizures raise tensions in the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. navigates peace talks with Iran
Iran's naval forces fired on and seized two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as Tehran and U.S. forces vied for control of critical waterways and the upper hand in tenuous peace talks.
Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state's lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court.
Hungary to lift ban on EU loan to Ukraine after Kyiv repairs oil pipeline from Russia
Hungary is lifting its veto on a $106 billion loan from the European Union to Ukraine, after Kyiv restored a key pipeline allowing the resumption of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
IRGC attacks 3 ships near Strait of Hormuz following ceasefire extension
Iran's naval forces fired on and seized three container ships near the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday and directed them to Iranian ports, as the Islamic republic looks to reassert control over the strategic waterway.
Major airline cancels 20K flights to save on fuel costs due to Middle East shortfall
German airline Lufthansa says it will cancel 20,000 shorter flights through October as a fuel-saving measure because the Iran war has increased costs.
U.S. forces board sanctioned tanker in Indo-Pacific carrying Iranian oil, Pentagon says
The U.S. military intercepted and boarded a sanctioned cargo vessel carrying Iranian oil in the Indo-Pacific region Tuesday, the Pentagon said.
U.S. forces board a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon says
U.S. forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
Trump says Tehran has ‘no choice’ but to negotiate a good deal
President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. and Iran will end up with a "great deal," as negotiating teams prepared to sit down in Pakistan ahead of the expiration of a two-week pause in fighting.
Status of U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan unknown, as Tehran maintains defiant stance
Iranian officials refused Tuesday to commit to peace negotiations with the United States, even as a U.S. delegation prepared to travel to Pakistan for talks ahead of the ceasefire's expiration on Wednesday.
Environmental groups sue Trump administration over approval of new ultra deep-water drilling project
Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Monday over its approval last month of oil company BP's ultra deep-water drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Iran denies participation in further talks with U.S. as Vance prepares to leave for Islamabad
Iranian officials said Monday they are not preparing to participate in another round of negotiations with the U.S.
U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz says Iran desperate for a deal after Strait of Hormuz reversal
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz cast Iran's leadership as chaotic and distracted on Sunday.
