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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled back rules imposed under the administration of President Barack Obama limiting regulating methane emissions from small small oil and gas producers.

Activists from Colorado’s “keep it in the ground” movement—a group opposing any production of natural resources—are suggesting that “stay at home” orders provide the...

The U.S. Department of Energy has proposed modifying restrictions on the amount of water that can flow through shower heads to allow for increased flow.

The extensive policymaking authority that governments have given to experts in public health and epidemiology during the COVID-19 pandemic sparks a question: How much...

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that automatically provides $900 million in permanent funding for federal land purchases.

"Medicaid reimburses nursing homes only about 80 percent of the private-pay rate and often less than the cost of providing the care, according to the American Health Care Association. Consequently, nursing homes heavily dependent on Medicaid have difficulty hiring and retaining enough quality caregivers at the very low salaries they can afford to pay."

U.S. President Donald Trump announced his administration has finalized reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act proposed in early January to modernize the environmental review provisions for federal projects and established statutory deadlines for completion environmental reviews.

A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issuing a stay on a district court order requiring the Dakota Access pipeline to be shut down and drained by August 6, allows the pipeline to continue operating during the appeals process.

The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing most oil and gas pipeline projects approved under expedited procedures by the Trump administration to proceed.

California regulators approved a plan for Pacific Gas & Electric to use diesel-powered generators to keep electricity flowing during anticipated pre-emptive blackouts during the 2020 wildfire season.