Energy Department

To Fight Federal Job Cuts, Energy Experts and States Try a New Argument

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In letters to multiple agencies, the focus is on how job reductions at E.P.A., Interior and other agencies would hurt President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda.

Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.

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Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with.

U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change

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To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”

Trump Freeze on Aid to Nuclear Inspectors Undercuts His Iran Policy

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The president’s halt of foreign aid upended two U.S. programs that help the International Atomic Energy Agency find clues about Iran’s drive to build atomic bombs.

Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.

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With the Trump administration reversing support for low-carbon power, the business case for making wind, solar and electric vehicle parts gets weaker.

Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

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Oil and gas executives welcomed President Trump’s early moves on energy policy, but many said they did not plan to increase production unless prices rose significantly.

Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback

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Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.

Trump Picks Ex-Congressman to Manage U.S. Nuclear Arsenal

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Brandon Williams served aboard a nuclear submarine and represented a New York congressional district for one term, but has said little about his experience in the management of atomic weapons.