Mike is an Energywire reporter based in Dallas-Fort Worth. Since joining E&E News in 2013, he has written extensively about energy regulation and the impact of oil and gas development on communities, including hydraulic fracturing, air and water pollution, pipeline construction, traffic problems, and landowner disputes. He also covers state politics, business news and environmental issues. Before joining E&E News he was an energy reporter for Bloomberg News and wrote for several Texas newspapers including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The Native American activist who clashed last week with a group of teens, including some wearing "Make America Great Again" hats, has also been involved in protests against the Keystone XL pipeline.
The oil industry is watching the federal government shutdown with a sense of unease.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's administration plans to join other states in addressing climate change and cutting emissions from the energy sector.
New Mexico oil and gas regulators will rehear a case that could double the number of gas wells in the northwest corner of the state, marking one of the first shifts in energy policy under Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said he has ordered an ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, on the same day that one of the state's utility companies announced it will use state-of-the-art technology to reduce methane emissions.