How a fired FEMA leader got a second chance from Trump
Wed Jun 17 5:00 am
Cameron Hamilton defied the president by defending the agency in 2025. A year later, he's poised to take the reins.
POLITICO Energy & Environment
‘VIP pass’: Trump administration mulling how to coax more oil tankers through Hormuz
Tue Jun 16 7:35 pm
Despite the president calling Hormuz open for business, ship owners remain wary of testing the waters.
Trump promised clear water. The reflecting pool went green.
Tue Jun 16 1:54 pm
Algae spread across the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool shortly after a multimillion-dollar renovation. The Interior Department says fixes are on the way.
A red-state revolt against insurers
Tue Jun 16 11:21 am
Oklahoma Republicans are embracing a tougher regulatory stance once considered untouchable in a primary race to be insurance commissioner.
'A bit of FOMO': Oil companies give Venezuela a second look amid Mideast chaos
Mon Jun 15 7:57 pm
President Donald Trump’s policy misfires in the Middle East are having one unexpected beneficiary — his policy goals in Venezuela.
Trump is urging tankers to sail through Hormuz. Vessels aren’t so sure yet.
Mon Jun 15 1:30 pm
Vice President JD Vance said ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has already increased since a peace deal was announced, but industry associations are urging caution.
Diesel mechanics queue up for Trump pardons
Sat Jun 13 2:00 pm
President Donald Trump pardoned a mechanic who disabled pollution control monitors on hundreds of diesel trucks. Now others are lobbying for similar clemency.
Trump’s massive arch could snarl traffic for years
Fri Jun 12 3:40 pm
The president’s proposed 250-foot-tall monument is facing criticism from lawmakers and Vietnam veterans.
Algae resurfaces in reflecting pool after multimillion-dollar fixes
Fri Jun 12 1:57 pm
The Interior Department said the algae is residual after supply lines sat dormant for weeks.
US military escorting growing number of oil tankers through Hormuz, Energy secretary says
Fri Jun 12 11:38 am
The increased traffic through the Strait of Hormuz comes as Trump and Iran continue haggling over a peace deal.
‘This is not normal’: Trump leans on MAGA organizer to revive coal
Fri Jun 12 5:00 am
The Energy Department is giving millions to a company partially led by a far-right activist and telecom executive to build the nation’s first coal-fired power plant since 2013.
Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science report
Thu Jun 11 4:45 am
An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry. Billions of dollars are at stake.