War Rations
Plus: Pete Hegseth spends millions on lobster tail and rib-eye steak, oil prices go for another roller-coaster ride, no inflation increase, and more...
Department of Energy
Energy Department Moves To Fast-Track Advanced Nuclear Reactor Approvals
The Trump administration excludes advanced nuclear power reactors from excessive National Environmental Policy Act requirements.
D.C. Circuit Upholds Energy Department Ban on Non-Condensing Furnaces and Water Heaters
After this decision, rescinding this Biden Administration rule may be more difficult.
Three Mile Island Can Restart Without Subsidies. The Federal Government Is Giving It $1 Billion Anyway.
Bringing the defunct power plant back online is a good thing. The government's involvement is not.
Trump Administration Cancels $700 Million in Biden-Era Energy Contracts for Red States
Despite trims, the Energy Department is still wasting billions.
Donald Trump Is the Coal President
Just as Biden’s preference for renewables distorted markets and harmed consumers, so too does Trump’s bias toward coal.
The White House Thinks Taking Partial Ownership of a Canadian Mining Company Will Reduce the National Debt
Trump's deal with a lithium mine in Nevada follows similar "creative deals" with Intel and U.S. Steel.
Trump's $625 Million Coal Plan May Raise Utility Bills for Millions of Americans
One report found that forcing retiring coal plants to remain open could increase annual electricity costs by $3 billion through 2028.
Environmental Groups Are Suing To Silence Scientists Who Wrote a Report Questioning Climate Change Alarmism
The groups are using the lawsuit to halt the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda.
Trump Once Called Biden's $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill 'Terrible.' Now He's Pretending He Signed It.
He was right the first time.
Trump Promised Lower Electricity Bills. His Trade War Could Drive Them Higher.
The Trump administration recently expanded its list of tariffs to include grid transformers, parts of nuclear reactors, and parts for offshore oil drilling.
The Department of Energy Just Admitted Climate Change May Not Be Catastrophic
A report affirms that greenhouse gases are warming the planet, but it also found no convincing evidence that U.S. hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, or droughts have become more frequent or intense in recent decades.
The Trump Administration's Move To Halt Wind and Solar Development on Federal Lands Reverses a Biden Priority
Reducing the government’s ownership of federal lands is the best way to protect against this energy policy whiplash.
Why Is the Energy Department Making Rules About Sex and School Sports?
How Trump is using the agency to fast-track changes to discrimination law.
The 5 Worst Green Energy Projects Funded by Biden
From financing eminent domain abuses in Tennessee to climate-friendly ketchup, the Biden administration approved billions of dollars in wasteful spending.
DOGE's Newly Listed 'Regulatory Savings' for Businesses Have Nothing to Do With Cutting Federal Spending
DOGE says regulatory changes will save $29.4 billion, but that does not amount to a reduction in government outlays, the initiative's ostensible target.
3 Terrible Companies To Lose $5 Billion in Federal Green Energy Loans
One of the recipients has filed for bankruptcy after allegedly scamming elderly clients.
Trump's Tariffs Are Threatening a Nuclear Power Plant Restart in Michigan
"Tariffs will have an influence on the total price," one of the project's construction partners said.
Donald Trump's Energy Department Saved Your Appliances
Decades of efficiency mandates have made dishwashers weaker, A.C. units feebler, and appliances more expensive. A new rollback offers a rare win for function over dogma.
The Federal Government Is Spending Over $15 Billion To Push Electric Vehicles
Despite the wasteful spending, E.V.s remain unpopular with large portions of the country.
The Department of Energy Misspent Nearly $1 Billion in 2024
While $1 billion is a drop in the wasteful spending bucket, fiscal irresponsibility of all sizes must be eradicated.
Biden Wants To Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity, but He'll Have To Cut Red Tape To Do It
Even with burgeoning private sector support, nuclear can’t thrive without regulatory reform.
Feds Admit Fossil Fuels Are Still the Cheapest
A Department of Energy analysis found natural gas is the cheapest residential energy source on the market.
Lawsuit: Biden Administration Rules That Make Dishwashers, Laundry Machines Worse Also Illegal
The plaintiffs argue that the Department of Energy has no legal authority to impose its own water use limits on energy-consuming home appliances.
'America Funded It': Rand Paul Blasts Fauci and the Media for Suppressing the Lab Leak Theory
The notion that COVID-19 came from a lab was once touted as misinformation. But now the FBI, the Energy Department, and others agree with Paul.
Joe Biden's War on Dishwashers Rages On
Not content with merely getting rid of Trump-era deregulation, the Biden administration is now tightening energy efficiency standards for a long list of home appliances.
The Media and Politicians Keep Trying To Censor Things That Turn Out To Be True
The COVID-19 lab leak theory was labeled "misinformation." Now it's the most plausible explanation.
U.S. Energy Department Endorses Lab Leak Theory of COVID-19's Origins
The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.
Democrats Say They Support Green Energy. Why Do Their Policies Say Otherwise?
If you look closely, you'll find a lot of contradictions.
The GOP's Current Plan To Cut Spending Is a Political Failure
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are still the chief drivers of our future debt. But Republicans aren't touching them.
How Federal Energy Regulations Make Dishwashers Worse
The Trump administration briefly liberalized dishwasher standards, but the Biden administration quickly reimposed the old rules.
Joe Biden Is Coming for Your Gas Furnace
A new proposed regulation from the Department of Energy would effectively require homeowners to shift to more expensive, more efficient condensing gas furnaces.
The Biden Administration Crushes America's Brief Experiment in Showerhead Freedom
The Department of Energy's new energy efficiency rule drags us back to the dark days of 2013, when showers were allowed to emit no more than 2.5 gallons of water a minute.
Joe Biden's Proposed Ban on Fast, Effective Dishwashers Is a Gift to Big Business
Donald Trump legalized energy-hungry short-cycle dishwashers. The current administration is undoing that progress.
Keeping Warm This Winter Could Be More Costly As Inflation Heats Up
Plus: Psychedelic entrepreneurs, American seafood stuck in Canada, and more...
If Democrats Truly Wanted To Level the Playing Field, They'd End Crony Corporate Handouts
They give an edge to big companies that have no problems accessing capital and whose executives are often well-connected with politicians.
Trump Slashed Regulations That Stopped Americans From Having a Good Shower. Biden Is Bringing Them Back.
Environmentalists criticized Trump's reforms for wasting water, while showerhead manufacturers worried the deregulation would subject them to more foreign competition.
Biden's Green Agenda Meets Environmental Red Tape
A clean-energy future will require more than just spending money.
Biden's '100% Clean Energy Economy' Will Require Huge Trade-Offs
Campaign promises about green energy often obscure real-world constraints.
The U.S. Government Spent Billions Failing To Defend Its Own Agencies From Cyberattacks
Plus: Google gets hit with another antitrust lawsuit, the U.S. falls in a new ranking of human freedom, and more...
Joe Biden Taps Former Presidential Rival Pete Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary
Plus: Trump slashes showerhead regulations, Ross Ulbricht might get a pardon, Tom Cruise is the latest COVID scold, and more...
Department of Energy Rolls Back Obama's Dishwasher Restrictions
You might finally be able to buy a dishwasher that gets the job done, unless Joe Biden changes the rules again.
Rick Perry, Coal, and Crony Capitalism
"There is no free market in the energy industry," says the secretary of energy.
Trump Administration Is Right: Open the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository
Some 70,000 metric tons to nuclear waste is still sitting at nuclear power plants
Trump's First Week
Four federal departments and one agency that could be shut down first.
Why Was Carrier Considering Moving to Mexico in the First Place?
Trump won't be able to make "deals" with every company that seeks to relocate because of onerous federal regulations. Here's why Carrier nearly left.
