Summit swore its pipeline wouldn't be used to transport CO2 for enhanced oil recovery. What changed? The president, American climate and energy policy, carbon tax credits and the fate of the company's original route and permit.

The federal government plans to install 536 miles of massive, cylindrical buoys in the Rio Grande to prevent unauthorized crossings. The buoys could cost upwards of $3 billion, at a moment when crossings are at record lows. (photo by Michael Gonzalez)

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A $100 million Department of Energy investment is unlikely to make coal power more affordable, energy experts and anti-coal advocates say.

A rule granting the Bureau of Land Management authority to set aside public lands for conservation took effect less than a year ago. The Trump administration is moving to dismantle it.

Iowa residents say a House bill allowing agricultural pollution would be yet another blow to a state already facing a dire water crisis.

As Iowa faces rising humidity and more volatile summer weather, an annual bike ride across the state is becoming higher-risk for cyclists.

Iowa’s expansive wind energy offerings have attracted billions of dollars of data center investments. Rising energy costs could slow that growth.