Energy
NRC Budget Hearing Reveals Rift Over Speed vs. Independence
Why it matters: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee convened on May 13 to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's proposed fiscal year...
House Votes to Decouple E15 Ethanol Bill from Farm Legislation
Why it matters: The House passed H.Res. 1274 on Thursday along a strict party-line vote, severing a procedural link that had bound year-round E15 ethanol...
House Clears Year-Round E15 Sales
The House passed the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act on May 13-14, 2026, clearing a decade-long regulatory fight over whether E15 gasoline...
Trump Administration Pushes Year-Round E15 Fuel Sales
The debate over E15 fuel year-round sale has been simmering for years, but a new Congressional Research Service report makes clear that the question is now...
House Lifts Decade-Long Regulatory Ban on E15 Fuel
Why it matters: The House passed the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act on May 13, 2026, clearing a decade-long regulatory hurdle for the...
Race to Finish $6.5 Billion Nuclear Cleanup by 2035 On Track At Reduced Cost
The federal government is sitting on more than $6.5 billion in environmental liabilities tied to nuclear propulsion research sites scattered across Idaho,...
Committee Fights Trump's Cuts to Energy Science
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development is set to mark up the FY2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bill on...
Committee Debates Tribal Health And Energy Expansion Stakes
Six bills spanning Indian health funding, wildfire risk, Alaska Native arts, tribal water infrastructure, hydropower, and oil and gas permitting are headed...
DOI May Approve First Tribal Energy Resource Agreement In Two Decades
Tribal lands hold roughly 20 percent of known U.S. oil and gas reserves, 30 percent of coal reserves west of the Mississippi River, and 50 percent of...
Federal Agency Delays $4 Million Idaho Reactor Fix
The United States Navy's nuclear-powered fleet depends on a single aging reactor in eastern Idaho to test the fuel that powers its submarines and aircraft...
Will NRC Budget Cuts' Impact Nuclear Safety Oversight?
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is set to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget on May 13, and the...
DOE Spending Nearly $1 Billion Yearly on Aging Nuclear Waste Facilities
The federal government is spending nearly $1 billion a year to maintain aging nuclear facilities — and it still can't say with confidence what it actually...
Grid Crisis: Permitting Power Lines to Lower Bills
American households are paying 21 percent more for electricity than they did five years ago, roughly 1 in 6 is behind on utility bills, and the grid is...
Federal Fossil Fuel Tax Benefits Total $19.1 Billion
A recent Congressional Research Service report puts a number on federal fossil fuel tax benefits — and the figure is both smaller than critics might expect...
Trump Administration Abruptly Halts Offshore Wind Development
The federal government's near-complete reversal on offshore wind Congress has set up a collision between executive power, energy investment, and the courts...
Committee Examines Copper Supply Chain National Security Gap
Copper is everywhere in the modern economy — in electric vehicles, power grids, data centers, and defense systems — and the United States produces a...
Tribal Energy Projects Face 50 Federal Approvals And Budget Cuts
Why it matters: The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on Wednesday on tribal natural...
AI Grid Costs: Who Will Pay for Upgrades?
The surge in artificial intelligence infrastructure is straining the U.S. power grid in ways that could land directly on household electricity bills. The...