U.S. Department of Energy /tags/u-s-department-of-energy U.S. Department of Energy en-US Copyright Fri, 30 May 2025 19:28:44 GMT Federal government cancels over $1 billion in Texas clean energy projects /texas-news/2025-05-30/texas-clean-energy-federal-spending The move is part of $3.7 billion nationwide rollback targeting projects deemed economically unviable. Fri, 30 May 2025 19:28:44 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-30/texas-clean-energy-federal-spending Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom Drone and autonomous vehicle food bank deliveries lift off in Arlington /environment-nature/2024-05-09/drone-and-autonomous-vehicle-food-bank-deliveries-lift-off-in-arlington High wind speeds couldn’t keep Arlington’s new food delivery drones — or the city’s ambitions to become a transportation innovation hub — from taking off Wednesday. Thu, 09 May 2024 16:04:55 GMT /environment-nature/2024-05-09/drone-and-autonomous-vehicle-food-bank-deliveries-lift-off-in-arlington Haley Samsel | Fort Worth Report How Your Hot Showers And Toilet Flushes Can Help the Climate /2021-05-21/how-your-hot-showers-and-toilet-flushes-can-help-the-climate Evolving technology is making it possible to turn sewage wastewater into energy that can heat and cool large buildings. The largest such project in the U.S. is under construction in Denver. Sun, 23 May 2021 23:00:40 GMT /2021-05-21/how-your-hot-showers-and-toilet-flushes-can-help-the-climate Sam Brasch Rick Perry Tells Trump He Plans On Resigning /news/2019-10-17/rick-perry-tells-trump-he-plans-on-resigning Energy Secretary Rick Perry has notified the president that he intends to leave his job soon.That's according to an administration official who confirmed… Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:54:17 GMT /news/2019-10-17/rick-perry-tells-trump-he-plans-on-resigning Associated Press Coal, Nuclear Power Would Benefit From Energy Department's Power Grid Study /2017-08-24/coal-nuclear-power-would-benefit-from-energy-departments-power-grid-study A controversial Energy Department report says the U.S. power grid could become less reliable if too much electricity comes from renewable energy and natural gas. Environmentalists doubt the report. Thu, 24 Aug 2017 09:02:00 GMT /2017-08-24/coal-nuclear-power-would-benefit-from-energy-departments-power-grid-study Jeff Brady During Texas Visit, Rick Perry Touts Houston-Area Carbon Capture System /environment-nature/2017-04-13/during-texas-visit-rick-perry-touts-houston-area-carbon-capture-system THOMPSONS — In his first public appearance in Texas since being sworn in as U.S. energy secretary, former Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday heaped praise on a… Thu, 13 Apr 2017 19:49:03 GMT /environment-nature/2017-04-13/during-texas-visit-rick-perry-touts-houston-area-carbon-capture-system Kiah Collier/Texas Tribune U.S. Senate Confirms Rick Perry As Trump's Energy Secretary /government/2017-03-02/u-s-senate-confirms-rick-perry-as-trumps-energy-secretary The U.S. Senate approved the confirmation of Rick Perry as the next secretary of the Department of Energy on Thursday. The vote was 62-37, and included… Thu, 02 Mar 2017 19:36:40 GMT /government/2017-03-02/u-s-senate-confirms-rick-perry-as-trumps-energy-secretary Abby Livingston/Texas Tribune Texas Scientists Worry About Research Funding Under Trump /environment-nature/2017-02-02/texas-scientists-worry-about-research-funding-under-trump Late one night last month, Rice University climate researcher Daniel Cohan spotted a headline on Twitter that stunned him: The U.S. Environmental… Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:54:59 GMT /environment-nature/2017-02-02/texas-scientists-worry-about-research-funding-under-trump Kiah Collier Texas Tribune As Head of DOE, Perry Would Favor Policies That Increase Natural Gas Prices /2017-01-23/as-head-of-doe-perry-would-favor-policies-that-increase-natural-gas-prices Former Gov. Rick Perry faces a confirmation vote in the Senate on Tuesday for his nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Energy. Among all the... Mon, 23 Jan 2017 23:43:49 GMT /2017-01-23/as-head-of-doe-perry-would-favor-policies-that-increase-natural-gas-prices Mose Buchele Rick Perry's Energy Legacy Is More Complicated Than You Think /government/2016-12-13/rick-perrys-energy-legacy-is-more-complicated-than-you-think As he said farewell to the Texas Legislature in January 2015, Rick Perry couldn’t help but reflect on how energy technology and policy had transformed the… Tue, 13 Dec 2016 19:09:02 GMT /government/2016-12-13/rick-perrys-energy-legacy-is-more-complicated-than-you-think Kiah Collier