Virginia Democratic Rep. Jennifer Wexton hammered Energy Secretary Rick Perry yesterday for promoting a political hire to oversee "hundreds of the nation's best scientists and engineers."

When Democratic 2020 presidential candidates take the stage tonight in Miami, they are expected to talk extensively about their climate plans.

President Trump claimed yesterday that domestic energy production would increase by 25% after he approved pipelines in Texas, although he did not outline how or when that would happen.

The Energy Department is known for past proposals to boost struggling power plants, but it also has been targeting another path to help the nuclear industry in recent months.

The Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese goods could ramp up the cost of a mineral that's commonly used in oil and gas drilling, prompting trade groups and House lawmakers yesterday to ask for an exemption.