Climate, energy, and environment policy shapes U.S. energy production, resource protection, and environmental responses, balancing economic growth, security, and protection.
Energy Production and Markets
The U.S. energy mix includes fossil fuels, renewables, and efficiency measures under the shale boom’s global influence, wind expansion, and fluctuating gas prices.
Energy Policy and Affordability
Federal tools like subsidies, regulations, and incentives address costs, from data center power decisions to rising utility bills, gas stove standards, EV sales flux, and transit investments.
Environmental Protection and Review
NEPA reviews and agency balances guide projects like data centers, debating deregulation vs. health, plus air, water, and lead concerns.
Climate Science and Policy
NOAA and NASA monitoring shows accelerating change, informing responses.
Air quality is essential for protecting public health and the environment across the United States.…
View All →America's wildlife and natural habitats face unprecedented challenges from habitat loss, invasive species, and climate…
Climate adaptation and resilience describe how the federal government and local partners prepare communities, infrastructure,…
View All →Climate change affects every aspect of American governance—from federal spending on disaster recovery to international…
U.S. climate policy involves federal laws, regulations, and international commitments to address greenhouse gas emissions…
U.S. energy policy in 2026 shapes power generation, distribution, and use amid surging demand from…
U.S. energy production generates electricity from diverse sources, including natural gas, coal, solar, wind, and…
Environmental health and justice ensures fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of…
Environmental protection in the United States relies on a network of federal agencies, laws, and…
Hazardous materials and waste include substances that pose risks to health and the environment. These…
America's land and soil form the foundation of federal environmental, agricultural, and economic policies. Multiple…
Natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and winter storms impact communities across the United…
Public lands in the United States encompass about 640 million acres, representing nearly 28% of…
The federal government has set an ambitious sustainability agenda to cut greenhouse gases across its…
View All →Water is essential to every American community, from drinking water supplies to agriculture and industry.…
The United States has withdrawn from the 1992 climate treaty that started international climate cooperation. American negotiators have also exited…
The U.S. had already pulled out of the Paris Agreement once, then rejoined. Now it's withdrawing from the larger treaty…
Gas prices are projected to average below three dollars per gallon in 2026—the first time in six years. Multiple forecasts…
On January 1, 2026, millions of Americans opened their health insurance renewal notices to discover their monthly premiums had more…
American households are paying more for electricity, natural gas, and water than ever before. As of November 2025, utility bills…
The U.S. is in the middle of a major energy transition. Wind turbines now dot the landscape from the Great…
The United States Mint officially concluded production of the circulating one-cent coin on November 12, 2025, a major moment in…
Decisions about offshore oil and gas drilling—whether to sell new leases, hold sales, or ban development—are not made by a…