Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston

  By Jon Gambrell in Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday heading to the U.S. amid wider tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program, the latest-such capture in a...

Haaland defends Willow, says US won’t end oil drilling

  By Matthew Daly in Boise BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended her department’s approval of the contentious Willow oil project on Friday, saying that despite President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to end new drilling on federal...

US ready to lend Poland $4 billion for nuclear energy plan

  Editor’s note: the GE Hitachi BWRX-300 is the same small modular reactor that SaskPower has chosen to build here, starting in the 2030s. Poland is planning to build many times the 4 reactors Saskatchewan is considering. By Monika Scislowska in Warsaw...

G7 energy, environment leaders haggle over climate strategy

  By Elaine Kurtenbach And Mari Yamaguchi in Sapporo SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations met Saturday in northern Japan, seeking to reconcile the world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels with the...

Powering down: Germany’s last nuclear plants in final hours

  By Frank Jordans in Berlin   BERLIN (AP) — Germany began winding down its three remaining nuclear power plants Saturday as part of a long-planned transition toward renewable energy, drawing cheers from environmentalists who campaigned for the move. The...