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EPA eyes granting Alabama oversight of coal waste
2+ hour ago (176+ words) By Miranda Willson | 07/13/2026 01:14 PM EDT The draft decision concerning coal ash dumps comes three years after the Biden administration rejected a similar proposal from Alabama regulators. EPA has proposed granting Alabama authority over coal power plant waste, the latest in…...
Oil industry frets over New Mexico plan to avoid abandoned wells
22+ hour, 5+ min ago (176+ words) By Mike Lee | 07/13/2026 06:54 AM EDT State regulators voted this month to boost the financial backstop for high-risk oil and gas sites. A pump jack operates at sunset in the Permian Basin near Loving, New Mexico. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP New…...
Senate panel takes up energy, public land bills
15+ hour, 14+ min ago (207+ words) By Manuel Quiñones | 07/13/2026 06:10 AM EDT Several bills up for a Senate hearing this week will focus on geothermal energy. Geothermal energy legislation from Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) is on this week's agenda for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources…...
Trump admin narrows Endangered Species Act protections
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (534+ words) By Ian M. Stevenson | 07/10/2026 03:40 PM EDT The Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries have changed what it means to “harm” threatened or endangered wildlife. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on July 3 in North Dakota. Bryan Bedder/AFP via Getty Images The…...
The gas is cheap. The Trump administration isn’t saying who’s paying for it.
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (166+ words) By James Bikales | 07/10/2026 01:26 PM EDT President Donald Trump unveiled the “Freedom Fuel Network” ahead of Independence Day, offering gasoline at up to 50 cents per gallon below market prices. President Donald Trump promoted a network of Philadelphia-area gas stations offering discount…...
House Dems say Trump border operations weakened FEMA
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (184+ words) By Thomas Frank | 07/10/2026 01:27 PM EDT A report by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats accuses the administration of illegally diverting employees at “hollowed out” FEMA. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been weakened under President Donald Trump by staff cuts and…...
DOJ secures $69M Keystone pipeline spill settlement
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (180+ words) By Niina H. Farah | 07/10/2026 01:23 PM EDT A proposed agreement submitted to a federal court Friday includes civil penalties, restoration costs and future pipeline safety work. The ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kansas, on Dec. 9, 2022. DroneBase…...
Army Corps clears the way for Alaska road through wildlife refuge
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (673+ words) By Miranda Willson, Ian M. Stevenson | 07/10/2026 01:25 PM EDT Residents of a remote coastal community have long sought the gravel road, which is opposed by environmentalists who say it will destroy important migratory bird habitat. Emperor geese in flight at the Izembek…...
Senate panel sets confirmation hearing for TSA nominee
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (160+ words) By Sam Ogozalek | 07/10/2026 01:12 PM EDT Here’s what to watch out for during David Cummins’ testimony. David Cummins, the TSA administrator nominee, testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 17. Francis Chung/POLITICO The Senate Commerce Committee…...
Italy leads push to weaken green rules in €2 trillion EU budget
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (207+ words) By Gregorio Sorgi, Marianne Gros | 07/10/2026 06:11 AM EDT Rome has warned that Brussels’ environmental criteria will lock out entire sectors from the bloc’s funds. BRUSSELS — Italy is leading a rearguard effort to water down environmental rules in the EU’s next €2 trillion…...