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  • 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
  • US President Joe BidenEnvironment

    More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults are unlikely to buy an EV as their next car, despite Joe Biden’s push

    By Matthew Daly, Linley Sanders, and others
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at left by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border security and immigration bill for a second time this year, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Schumer and 22 Senate Democrats demand DOJ crack down on oil industry price-fixing

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • FILE – President Joe Biden speaks at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto, Calif., June 19, 2023. Biden talked about climate change, clean energy jobs and protecting the environment. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Politics

    Biden pushes ‘green blitz’ of environmental rules in rush to ensure they are not overturned by a new Congress—or a new president

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press