Energy in America

Trump approves tariffs on imported solar panels, washing machines.

The Latest on President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines (all times local): 6:19 p.m.

Some in the U.S. solar-power industry are hoping a decision this week by President Donald Trump doesn't bring on an eclipse.

U.S. stock indexes are edging higher Monday, led by energy companies.

Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig on Monday, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and leaving a derrick crumpled on the ground, emergency officials said.

Puerto Rico's governor says he is privatizing the island's government-owned power company following decades of mismanagement, corruption and blackouts.

Iraq has signed a deal with a U.S. company to tap natural gas in one of its southern oil fields, a step toward exploiting a natural resource that has been neglected for decades.

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday after global investors shrugged off the latest U.S. government shutdown.

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after global investors shrugged off the latest U.S. government shutdown.

The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline jumped 4 cents nationally over the past two weeks to $2.58.

A power company is getting set to build 17 transmission towers in Virginia near colonial Jamestown Island.

The Trump administration's promise to exempt Florida from an offshore drilling plan is not a formal action, an Interior Department official said Friday in a statement that Democrats said contradicted a high-profile announcement by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

A group of nuns is asking a federal appeals court to halt a natural gas pipeline project on their rural Pennsylvania property.

___ US oil output is booming and seen outpacing Saudis, Russia PARIS (AP) — A global energy agency says that U.S. oil production is growing quickly and is forecast to top that of heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Russia this year.

New utility-backed legislation in Virginia would mean lower monthly bills in the short term but would still allow electric monopolies to charge rates that currently produce excessive yearly profits of hundreds of millions of dollars.

The major U.S. stock indexes were mixed in early trading Friday as gains by banks and consumer-focused companies outweighed losses in energy and other sectors.

Stocks closed higher Friday, driving several of the major indexes to record highs.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

A Kentucky Power Co. rate increase coupled with a surcharge elimination may leave Eastern Kentucky residents with some extra cash in the coming months.