Energy in America

Leader of new climate panel talks of need for 'bold action'

It does not yet have office space, staff or even Republican members, but Florida Rep. Kathy Castor is confident that a special House committee on climate change will play a leading role on one of the most daunting challenges facing the planet.

US delays oil-and-gas lease sale near sacred tribal land

U.S. land managers no longer plan to move forward next month with selling oil and gas leases near a national park, saying Friday they need to gather more information before they put up the land for bidding in New Mexico.

Pennsylvania permits halted for Texas-based pipeline company

Pennsylvania is halting construction permits for natural gas pipelines operated by a company whose pipeline exploded last year, as the governor said Friday that Energy Transfer LP has failed to respect the state's laws and communities.

Protest highway shutdown lawsuit claims include extortion

Standing Rock Sioux tribal members and others who are suing over a five-month shutdown of a North Dakota highway during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline have broadened their claims against state and county officials.

New EU measures threaten to complicate Nord Stream pipeline

France and Germany have buried the hatchet over differences on new European rules that could complicate plans for a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, agreeing a compromise that would regulate but not threaten the politically sensitive project.

The Latest: Oil leak near St. Louis estimate: 1,800 gallons

The Latest on an oil leak near St. Louis (all times local): 5 p.m. Missouri environmental regulators say the early estimate is that about 43 barrels, or 1,800 gallons (6,814 liters) of oil leaked from a pipeline near St. Louis.