Energy & Fuel

A Congressional move to stop uranium mining around the Grand Canyon has led the BLM to propose removing the rules that allowed the Congressional action.

Energy issues and policy north of the US border are heating up in intriguing ways, with potentially significant effects throughout North America.

Three reports being released by the National Academies' National Research Council have strong environmental links. Reports concern water, biofuels and ongoing conflicts between national security and the open flow of scientific information.

When considering the impact of transportation on the environment, most people think of cars. However, air travel is gaining increasing scrutiny as a climate change culprit.

Big banks take greenhouse gas emissions into account when assessing risks of financing power plants

"Net metering" for selling excess wind or solar energy to utilities shows great variability among states.

The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are releasing an environmental assessment of geothermal development on federal land in the West.

The Energy Department is funding solar energy projects in some 25 cities. Is yours one of them?

The battle to control news media and public perceptions of the climate change issue will heat up this week as the Senate prepares to start debate on the first major US legislation to address the problem of global climate change.

Should a deal for $200 million in tax breaks for a West Virginia coal-to-liquids plant be kept a secret from taxpayers and voters?