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Presented by American Energy Action — Oil prices whipsawed Monday, driven by the conflicting drivers of a widespread stock market selloff pushing them down while anxiety about potential Iranian retaliation against Israel pushed them upwards. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Oil prices see volatile day amid stock selloff, Iran...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Senate reauthorizes water projects bill The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), the biennial legislation authorizing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects. © Lance King/Getty Images The legislation includes authorization for...

Vice President Harris has reversed her position on fracking, signaling a move to the center on the issue. The rightward shift comes as she tries to court swing voters in states like Pennsylvania. Harris was met with a wave of left-wing enthusiasm when she became the party’s presumptive nominee after President Biden left the race. Her...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story 900 kids died in federal boarding schools: Interior More than 900 Native American children died in federally operated boarding schools over a nearly 100-year period, the federal government said Tuesday. © Eric Risberg, Associated Press A...

Although Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) finally reached an agreement on energy permitting reform this week, their effort still faces an uphill climb.  They’ll need to convince leadership and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers to support their deal — and to give them floor space at the end...

The White House said Friday that is setting a goal of ending the federal government’s purchasing of single-use plastics by 2035. The Biden administration added that it would try to phase out federal purchasing of such plastic for food service operations, events and packaging by 2027.  “Plastic production and waste have doubled over the past...

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Inhofe, known for calling climate change a 'hoax,' dies Former Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), who famously called climate change a "hoax" and led the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee, has died at 89. © AP...

House Republicans are blasting Wall Street firms over climate-minded investing, the latest flare in the party’s criticism over environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. House Judiciary Committee Republicans on Tuesday released a report accusing leading investment firms of “colluding” with climate groups. Specifically, they accused major asset managers BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard of being...

House Republicans are blasting Wall Street firms over climate-minded investing, the latest flare in the party’s criticism over environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. House Judiciary Committee Republicans on Tuesday released a report accusing leading investment firms of “colluding” with climate groups. Specifically, they accused major asset managers BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard of being...

Heavy rains in California have led to more than a dozen deaths and widespread destruction, but they are also offering at least a temporary reprieve from the historic drought that has plagued the state. Over the past couple of weeks, California has seen torrential rain, as well as snow, sparking power outages and putting thousands...