The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to force some utilities to clean up older piles of toxic coal ash at their power plants to prevent contamination of groundwater, the latest in a series of rules to reduce pollution in the sector.
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by environmental groups challenging federal approvals needed to construct a $39 billion project that would move natural gas from Alaska’s North Slope across the state.
Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Wednesday he would oppose all nominees for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posts until President Joe Biden's administration halts what he described as its "radical climate agenda."
Lithium companies Allkem Ltd and Livent Corp said on Wednesday they will combine in an all-stock $10.6 billion deal to create the world's third-largest producer of the metal used to make electric vehicle batteries.
The White House on Wednesday called on Congress to pass permitting legislation that would help speed up clean energy and fossil fuel projects in a potential bet that the bipartisan measure may help end a standoff on the debt ceiling.