Energy & Environment
The latest updates on energy and environment news, analysis and opinion covering energy policy and its impact on resources and climate.
Forecasters warn of a ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm from Texas to the Carolinas
With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a new storm is set to emerge this weekend that could coat roads, trees and power lines with devastating ice across a wide expanse of the South.
Five face trial in Peru in rare prosecution over the killing of an Amazon defender
The trial is due to start Tuesday for five men over the killing of an Indigenous Amazon leader, in a rare legal case that prosecutors and advocates say could test whether Peru can hold perpetrators accountable for violence linked to illegal logging and drug trafficking in one of the world’s most dangerous regions for environmental defenders.
From Canada to China, fall of Maduro is transforming global oil market
Reverberations from the most consequential U.S. intervention since the 1989 invasion of Panama — the stunning Jan. 3 capture and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — are reshaping energy calculations around the globe, from pipeline politics in Canada to investment strategies in China.
Blasting heat at home and still freezing? There are easy fixes to save money and stay warm
It’s that time of year again, when the fuzzy socks are working overtime, the heat is cranking and somehow lots of homes are still freezing.
EPA says it will stop calculating health care savings from key air pollution rules
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating how much money is saved in health care costs avoided and deaths prevented from air pollution rules that curb two deadly pollutants.
Supreme Court grapples with Big Oil’s request to hear Louisiana coastal damage case in federal court
The Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether fossil fuel companies who provided oil to the federal government can force climate change-related lawsuits out of state courts and into more friendly U.S. courts.
Democrat-run states want to monitor automobile mileage to reduce car use, raise revenue
States are advancing plans to monitor your mileage and eventually limit how much you drive.
Thousands of tourists stranded in northern Finland as deep freeze halts flights
Thousands of tourists were stranded in northern Finland on Sunday after flights at Kittila airport were canceled due to severe cold.
Greenland’s harsh environment and lack of infrastructure have prevented rare earth mining
Greenland’s harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have so far prevented anyone from building a mine to extract the sought-after rare earth elements that many high-tech products require. Even if President Donald Trump prevails in his effort to take control of the Arctic island, those challenges won’t go away.
California drought-free for first time in 25 years
The entire state of California is drought-free for the first time since December 2000.
Trump threatens to keep Exxon out of Venezuela oil plan
U.S. oil companies are prepared to invest $100 billion to rebuild the oil infrastructure in Venezuela, President Trump announced Friday during a roundtable meeting with executives.
U.S. expected to reap 30 million barrels of Venezuelan oil
As much as 30 million barrels of Venezuelan oil is on its way to the United States, according to President Trump, which would be the equivalent of one month’s worth of Venezuelan production.
U.S. seizes oil tanker suspected of carrying embargoed Venezuelan oil in Caribbean
The U.S. seized an oil tanker suspected of carrying embargoed oil from Venezuela in a predawn mission.
Trump says he canceled additional attacks on Venezuela, pointing to prisoner release
President Trump says he canceled a “second wave of attacks” on Venezuela because he sees progress in Caracas under the interim government.
WATCH: Supreme Court to weigh battle between oil companies and Louisiana coastline erosion
The Supreme Court next week will wade into a thorny energy debate as it takes up a lawsuit filed by a Louisiana parish against oil companies the locality says have eroded its coastline through decades of fossil fuel activities.
Trump says Venezuela will buy only U.S. products with new oil money
President Trump says Venezuela will use proceeds from its U.S.-guided oil production to buy American products.
U.S. seizes Venezuelan oil tankers, starts to market crude for sale
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it’s marketing Venezuelan crude oil for sale and will control the flow of crude from the South American country “indefinitely” as U.S. forces seized two sanctioned tankers in Atlantic waters.
Energy boss Wright says U.S. will control Venezuelan oil flow ‘indefinitely’
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday the U.S. government will direct the sale of Venezuelan oil for the foreseeable future to benefit the world and the South American country.
U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker that defied blockade and had reregistered as Russian vessel
The U.S. has intercepted and boarded a Venezuela-linked oil tanker, now registered under Russia, in the North Atlantic after multiple weeks of pursuit.
‘We’re going to keep the oil,’ Trump tells TV host about Venezuela
President Trump is rejecting comparisons between his capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq, saying the U.S. plans to keep the oil from the South American nation.
Oil gives the U.S. major leverage over Venezuela. How will the Trump administration use it?
Venezuela’s state-run oil company is reducing production as a U.S. military blockade severely strains the country’s fuel storage capacity, underscoring the Trump administration’s significant economic leverage over the new leaders in Caracas.
