2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (215+ words) By Hannah Northey | 04/27/2026 06: 31 AM EDT A hearing will likely have lawmakers sparring over copper projects in states like Minnesota and Arizona. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.), chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, will oversee a hearing…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (180+ words) By Adam Aton | 04/23/2026 06: 36 AM EDT State lawmakers may fail to pass a budget deal because of a Democratic split on whether to rescind tax breaks for data centers. A Vantage Data Center is seen in Sterling, Virginia. Francis Chung/POLITICO…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (224+ words) By Annie Snider | 04/22/2026 01: 19 PM EDT With water-sharing talks stalled and time running out, the four states are urging the Interior Department to get more involved. Representatives of the four upstream Colorado River states called Tuesday for the Interior Department's Bureau…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (616+ words) By Annie Snider | 04/20/2026 06: 43 AM EDT The Trump administration will pull its emergency levers to head off a major water and power crisis. A boating and fishing paradise on the Utah-Wyoming line, Flaming Gorge Reservoir is beginning to feel the effects…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (896+ words) By Ariel Wittenberg | 04/03/2026 06: 26 AM EDT The Trump administration is silent on its plans. Democrats urged renewal and warned about workers "risking their health and their lives." Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-De Remer is under pressure from Democrats to renew a soon-to-expire…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (200+ words) By Annie Snider | 04/10/2026 01: 24 PM EDT The administration is poised to take unpopular actions as soon as next week to protect the West's water supplies as the region braces for record low flows this year. An aerial view of the Glen…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (184+ words) By Kelsey Brugger | 04/13/2026 06: 30 AM EDT The chamber won't take up Endangered Species Act legislation this week as once expected. Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) is sponsoring the "Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act," on the House schedule for…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (200+ words) By Finya Swai | 12/03/2025 04: 11 PM EST Breaks in a water line forced park officials to implement restrictions beginning Saturday. Grand Canyon National Park will halt overnight lodging for an undisclosed period of time and implement water restrictions and other campground limits…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (953+ words) By Jason Plautz | 04/10/2026 06: 46 AM EDT Clean energy advocates are now the majority on the board of an Arizona utility giant, after the far-right group boosted voter turnout to record-smashing levels. A sign supporting candidates for the Salt River Project board…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (210+ words) By Adam Aton | 04/10/2026 06: 43 AM EDT Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed legislation Thursday aimed at transforming the state into a powerhouse for the energy-hungry facilities. A new West Virginia law aims to boost the state's coal and natural gas sectors while more…...