Energy & Environment
The latest updates on energy and environment news, analysis and opinion covering energy policy and its impact on resources and climate.
U.S. slaps sanctions against Cuban oil and gas company as tensions rise
The U.S. government on Thursday announced sanctions against Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company in a move some experts say will only deepen the island’s crises and hit vulnerable Cubans the hardest.
Trump restores commercial fishing within marine monuments, rolling back protections
President Trump on Thursday restored commercial fishing in three Pacific Ocean marine national monuments, rolling back previous presidents’ environmental protections.
Drought, and water releases from dam, kill all fish in Arizona lake
San Carlos Lake, a reservoir in Arizona about 95 miles southeast of Phoenix, is closed indefinitely after the death of all of the lake’s fish.
Los Angeles trial to begin for man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire
A federal arson trial begins Monday for the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire as the area struggles to rebuild and the aftermath reverberates through the Los Angeles mayor’s race.
At least 4 dead after earthquake in the Philippines sets off tsunami
An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines early Monday, damaging buildings and a key access bridge in a large southern city and setting off a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami that washed ashore on nearby coasts. At least four people were killed and more than 200 others injured, officials said.
Trump vows relief for struggling farmers at Wisconsin roundtable
President Trump told Wisconsin farmers that his administration has delivered tax relief and record export growth, while he promised that surging fertilizer and energy costs from the Iran war will reverse within 90 days.
U.S. adds 172,000 jobs in May as 2026 hiring streak continues, government says
The U.S. added 172,000 jobs in May, the government said in a report that far exceeded expectations and continued a robust run of hiring after a sluggish 2025.
Tyco agrees to $10 million settlement with Wisconsin over PFAS water contamination
The manufacturer of a firefighting foam that contaminated the water supply in northeastern Wisconsin with PFAS chemicals for decades agreed to a $10 million settlement with the state, the governor and attorney general announced on Thursday.
Northern lights will appear across 23 states and Canada due to geomagnetic storms
A federal weather-monitoring agency says the northern lights may be visible from northern U.S. and Canada through Friday, predicting powerful geomagnetic storms.
Trump to spend $700M to boost U.S. coal production
President Trump will announce on Thursday that he’s invoking Cold War-era authorities to dole out $700 million in federal funds to boost coal production in the U.S.
A meteor causes loud boom as it enters atmosphere and breaks apart over New England
A meteor caused a loud boom that was heard across much of the East Coast on Saturday when it entered the atmosphere and exploded just north of Boston, news outlets report.
Industries regain liability shield for emission violations under EPA rule
The Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing a Biden-era rule that stripped industries of protection against civil liability and penalties for emergency-related violations of Clean Air Act emission limits.
Interior secretary poised to open over 95% of conservation lands to hunting, fishing
The Trump administration’s sweeping deregulatory push now extends to rolling back hunting and fishing restrictions on federal lands.
Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, U.N. says
In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.
Man charged with throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian seal
Federal prosecutors are now charging a Washington state man accused of throwing a rock at a Hawaiian monk seal.
Five villagers missing in a flooded Laos cave for more than a week have been found alive
Five villagers stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week were found alive, rescuers said Wednesday, but two others are missing.
Innovative rare-earth minerals project could reset South Africa’s rocky relationship with Trump
A proposed U.S.-backed investment in a South African rare-earth project is emerging as an unlikely bright spot in relations strained by disputes over Israel, refugee policy and South Africa’s growing ties to China.
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records in Europe; at least seven deaths reported
Firefighters battled a grass fire in Edinburgh and temperature records toppled as a spring heatwave scorched parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life.
Search continues for seven villagers trapped in a flooded Laos cave
Rescuers tried to reach seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos for the seventh day on Tuesday, with difficult terrain and weather impeding their efforts. There has been no contact with them since they became trapped.
Heat at French Open impacts clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers
Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics.
Russia accused of plundering Ukraine’s grain, coal and minerals in occupied territories
First, Russia took Ukraine’s land. Now, Ukrainian officials and legal experts say, Moscow is stripping and selling what lies above and beneath it.