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Expect to hear lots more about renewable natural gas (RNG) or biomethane, the versatile biobased fuel that’s fully interchangeable with fossil-fuel natural gas.

President Donald Trump met with foreign leaders at the G-7 last week to discuss a wide range of topics but there was one issue where he left them guessing: the Paris Accord. He offered to consider their advice, but left the meeting without signing a joint statement that expressed support for the Paris agreement on climate change.

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2017 - A Senate energy bill that failed to make it through the last Congress will be the starting point for talks in this Congress, top Senate staffers on the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee say.

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2017 - More than 9.8 million people were employed in the renewable energy sector in 2016 – up from just over 5 million in 2012, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2017 - In a decision announced late Tuesday, the International Trade Commission (ITC) decided to take a closer look into Suniva’s petition for relief from imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic (SCPV) cells

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2017 - The Trump administration wants a complete picture of why the U.S. is running a $740 billion trade deficit in goods.

Ethanol trade groups are pushing EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to issue a waiver that would allow for the sale of fuel blended with up to 15 percent ethanol (E15) from June 1 through September 15

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2017 - The Trump administration delivered its proposed fiscal 2018 budget to Congress Tuesday, outlining $28 billion in spending, a 6 percent drop from its 2017 spending plan. As expected, many members of Congress and other defenders of current federal programs targeted for major cuts reacted with outrage.

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2017 – The Senate voted 82 to 13 Monday evening to approve President Donald Trump’s choice of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to be the next U.S. ambassador to China.