Musk meets with Chinese foreign minister as China’s EV dominance continues

Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing to discuss expanding the company’s business there amid the country’s rapid expansion of electric […]

Gov’t watchdog warns that COVID aid fraudsters could escape jail time

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday warned that potentially thousands of fraudsters who stole pandemic relief funds could […]

Biden-McCarthy deal hands Joe Manchin a victory in pipeline permitting battle

The debt ceiling deal between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, would grant approval to the Mountain Valley natural gas pipe, a long-sought win for […]

Biden’s ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde approach’ to mining critical minerals could derail his own green dreams, experts say

The Biden administration’s policies limiting domestic mining of key minerals are hindering its effort to transition the U.S. economy to green technologies while increasing America’s dependence on […]

California’s sweeping climate disclosure law could go further than the Biden admin’s own rule

The California state Senate could pass rules requiring large companies to disclose the carbon emissions produced by their business as soon as this week, with the proposed […]

Oil giant’s shareholder meeting devolves into chaos as climate protesters attempt to storm stage

Climate activists engaged in than an hour of protests that delayed the beginning of energy giant Shell’s annual holder meeting in London, The Guardian reported Tuesday. […]

New Biden admin mandate will raise costs on mobile homeowners for ‘zero’ climate benefit, experts say

The Biden administration’s upcoming rules requiring stricter energy efficiency standards for mobile homes will raise costs for low-income homebuyers while failing to meaningfully limit emissions, industry experts […]

Green activists pressure renewables industry to reject permitting reform that boosts ‘dangerous’ fossil fuels

Dozens of climate activist groups are pressuring the renewable energy industry to oppose permitting reform policies that would also support fossil fuel projects, in a letter obtained […]

US calls for crackdown on ‘ghost’ ships carrying sanctioned oil

The U.S., alongside the U.K., Denmark and others, called for increased scrutiny of oil transfers that occur at sea, with a particular focus on tankers carrying sanctioned […]

Manchin torpedoes vote on Biden Energy nominee over crackdown on gas stoves

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia canceled a planned vote Wednesday to advance the nomination of a Department of Energy (DOE) official, over the office’s efforts […]

EPA issues climate rule forcing power plants to adopt expensive tech or shut down

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released proposed emissions rules Thursday that would effectively require coal-fired power plants to use carbon capture technology that critics have decried as […]

Dozens of Dem lawmakers pressure White House to crack down on natural gas

A group of 44 congressional Democrats on Monday sent a letter to the White House calling for the Biden administration to crack down on permitting for liquified […]