"U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah single-handedly appears to have produced what just might be the most unified, and broadly dispersed, opposition to anti-conservation legislation ever considered by Congress."

"Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A proposed budget cut could slow or stop key geologic mapping work."

"The Supreme Court cleared the way for fuel producers to pursue their lawsuit over California’s vehicle emission rules in a lower court."

"A contentious, years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places ended abruptly Friday, when a nonprofit group announced it would spend nearly $60 million to acquire thousands of acres of land near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in rural Georgia."

"A little-noticed provision of President Donald Trump and Republicans’ massive tax and immigration legislation would force the government to undo billions of dollars in electric-vehicle investments made by the U.S. Postal Service, unwinding much of the Biden administration’s climate push at the mail agency while dealing it a sharp financial setback."

"Oil companies are employing an unusual tactic in some of their biggest court battles. They’re alleging that their critics are infringing on their free-speech rights, invoking laws designed to protect people who challenge the powerful."

"After months of negotiations, Senate Republicans are gearing up for a potential vote next week on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill. It will be a major test for Republican Leader John Thune and Trump’s own hold on the upper chamber that aides say will be cast as a binary choice for the rank-and-file: you either are with the president or you aren’t."

"A growing body of research attempts to put a number on energy use and AI — even as the companies behind the most popular models keep their carbon emissions a secret."