Kellie Lunney

The Senate, capitalizing on intense publicity about “Oppenheimer,” the blockbuster movie depicting the creation of the atomic bomb, voted to expand compensation for victims of radiation exposure resulting from the federal government’s testing of the weapon in the mid-20th century.

A newly proposed White House rule — its second stab at changing its environmental permitting regulations — may not spark the kind of clean energy building boom President Joe Biden’s top officials are envisioning, policy analysts say.

Wetlands and waterways on federal public lands are vulnerable to pollution and development in the wake of the Supreme Court’s May ruling in Sackett v. EPA, natural resources attorneys say.

President Joe Biden plans to block expanded uranium mining around the Grand Canyon by declaring the area a new national monument today, White House officials said.

Disaster recovery and response activities would receive an additional $12 billion under a wide-ranging supplemental request from the White House, as the administration monitors wildfire devastation in Hawaii with peak hurricane season approaching.

A House Republican bill to nullify the Biden administration’s move to protect swaths of federal land from drilling is reigniting a dispute over energy development winners and losers.

The Senate is likely to move first on fiscal 2024 spending bills in September that have the most bipartisan support, including the Agriculture-FDA and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs measures, said Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), an appropriator.

President Joe Biden’s $12 billion request for disaster aid is expected to grow, as lawmakers push for additional money to rebuild after Hawaii’s destructive wildfires.

The cost to the US Army Corps of Engineers of cleaning up nuclear contamination caused by the federal government during World War II has increased by $1 billion since 2016, according to a watchdog report.

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