US Exempts Gulf of Mexico Drillers From Endangered Species Rules April 2, 2026 By Nichola Groom A committee of senior officials in President Donald Trump’s administration voted on Tuesday to exempt the Gulf of Mexico oil...
California AG Bonta Says Sable Restart Won’t Lower Oil Prices April 1, 2026 By Nathan Risser The restart of some 50,000 barrels a day of oil production off the coast of California will have have “no...
EPA Moves to Weaken Pollution Limits on Ethylene Oxide March 16, 2026 By Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a...
Federal Judge Allows Suit Against California AG Over ExxonMobil Remarks March 2, 2026 By Janie Har A federal judge in Texas has ruled that ExxonMobil can bring a defamation lawsuit against California’s attorney general over comments...
Trump-Backed Ohio Gas Plant Could Become Biggest US Power Polluter February 23, 2026 By Aaron Clark and Eric Roston President Donald Trump’s proposal for a massive gas-fired power plant in Ohio would likely create one of the nation’s largest...
Musk’s Underground Vegas Tunnels Scrutinized for Safety, Environmental Concerns February 10, 2026 By Jessica Hill Elon Musk’s “Vegas Loop,” a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers in Teslas, was under fresh scrutiny this week...
California Accelerates Work on EV Rules, Tax Credits That Trump Opposes January 30, 2026 By Lisa Baertlein, Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson California officials are meeting Detroit automakers this week to discuss the next phase of greenhouse gas regulations for cars and...
California Wants to Mix Hydrogen With Gas to Cut Pollution. Critics Say That Poses Risks January 13, 2026 By Dorany Pineda Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb...
DOJ Stops Monitoring Houston Illegal Dumping in Retreat From Environmental Justice December 11, 2025 By Jim Mustian and Juan A. Lozano The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with the city of Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black...
California Resources Reports Oil Fluid Spill in Monterey County December 5, 2025 A pipeline owned by California Resources Corporation subsidiary Aera Energy spilled 96 barrels of produced fluid — a mixture of...