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  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, DCPolitics

    Federal judge blocks Trump administration from killing $14bn in climate grants awarded under Biden because its ‘vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient’

    By Michael Phillis, Matthew Daly, and others
  • Elon Musk arrives for US President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    EPA staffers must now get DOGE approval before spending anything on items greater than $50,000

    By The Associated Press and Matthew Daly
  • Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Politics

    Trump’s EPA chief will try to claw back $20 billion in clean-energy grants awarded by Biden

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • FILE- A large soft drink with a plastic straw from a McDonald’s restaurant is shown in Surfside, Fla., May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)Politics

    Trump signs order banning federal use of paper straws because they ‘don’t work’—’We’re going back to plastic’

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Energy, testifies during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing for his pending confirmation, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)Politics

    Trump energy secretary pick—fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright—confirmed by Senate as he vows to ‘unleash’ U.S. power resources

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Trump avoids detailing plans on taxing Chinese imports as he says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1

    By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly, and others
  • FILE – President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)Politics

    Biden pledges to cut U.S. greenhouse gases by more than 60% by 2035—weeks before he exits the world stage

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm talks during a session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit Nov. 15, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)Finance

    Energy Secretary Granholm warns Trump administration that ‘unfettered exports’ of liquefied natural gas could drive up U.S. prices

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, Oct. 14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa., as moderator South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Politics

    Trump wants U.S. ‘energy dominance’ but his plan is likely to run into real-world limits

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • President Joe Biden speaks at a reception celebrating Diwali, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)Politics

    Biden to announce $3bn in grants to electrify U.S. ports and cut carbon emissions during visit to Baltimore

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E charges, Friday, March 8, 2024, at an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)Finance

    Biden administration awards $3 billion to boost domestic EV battery production in bid to counter China

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rallyEnvironment

    Trump vs Harris: How their visions on climate change and energy compare

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan speaks to employees in Washington, Thursday, June 27, 2024. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Politics

    EPA awards $4.3 billions to fund projects in 30 states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A General Motors logo is seen on a building, April 24, 2024, in Detroit. GM will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles don’t comply with emissions and fuel economy standards. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)Finance

    GM will pay $146m in penalties because 5.9 million of its older vehicles pollute too much

    By Tom Krisher, Matthew Daly, and others
  • Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., listens as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen responds to a question by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Politics

    Senate confirms 2 new energy regulators, extending Biden’s grip on renewables-backing panel beyond the end of his first term

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press