The Trump administration is breaking with its predecessors by using a 2006 opinion by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia from a famously muddled wetlands case in a bid to limit Clean Water Act protection of isolated wetlands and waterways. Many legal experts don't think that's a good idea.
EPA's detractors are worried the agency is taking a step that could weaken the cornerstone of the Obama administration's climate policy.
Philip Shabecoff, a longtime environment reporter, has covered Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and every president in between.
Commissioner Richard Glick expects owners of uneconomical coal and nuclear plants to take another run at FERC in their search for subsidies.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry's name has been quick to surface along with many high-profile White House vacancies. This week was no different.
The California Air Resources Board yesterday gave the green light to a plan by a Volkswagen AG subsidiary, Electrify America, to spend $200 million on charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
When Democrats take control of the House in January, Californians will hold 46 seats in the majority party, the largest of any state delegation, giving the state significant clout in the chamber.
Earlier this year, White House regulations chief Neomi Rao drew a bright line on the limits to the administration's rule-busting zeal.
A panel drawn from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine said the Department of Energy should develop its own plan for a "compact power plant."
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