energy security

State leaders announced on Friday that they have approved a long‑debated proposal to lay an offshore natural‑gas pipeline stretching from New Jersey to Long Island, overturning an earlier denial by environmental regulators who had cited significant ecological risks. The decision was taken by a joint panel of the New York...

The coal industry, once a behemoth of the US economy, has been on a steady decline in recent years. The burning of coal is the largest contributor to climate change worldwide, accounting for nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this, the Trump administration has made it a...