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White House’s ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Wartime Mandate Meets Volatile Market Reality

At CERAWeek, Energy Secretary Chris Wright urges a patriotic surge in oil production, but industry titans warn that the U.S.-Iran war has fractured the global energy map beyond the reach of a quick fix.

By Katie Surma

Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks to the attendees at S&P Global’s CERAWeek in Houston on Monday. Credit: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images
A person pumps gas at a BP station on Tuesday in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

How the Iran War Reveals the Extent of Fossil Fuel Propaganda

By Lee Hedgepeth

Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, speaks during the Green Growth Summit in Brussels on Monday. Credit: Michael Chia/UNFCCC

Iran War Shows That Doubling Down on Fossil Fuels Is ‘Delusional,’ UN Climate Chief Says

By Keerti Gopal

Workers assemble wind turbine blades at the construction site of a wind farm in Zhangye City, China, on April 17, 2025. Credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

China’s Clean Energy Push Has Made It Less Vulnerable to Energy Shocks, Including the Iran War

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Georgina Gustin

Plumes of smoke rise over the oil depot tanks hit by overnight attacks on March 8 in Tehran, Iran. Credit: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

The Iran War Is Making the Case for Renewable Energy, Experts Argue

By Aman Azhar

A water desalination plant is seen in Ras al-Khair along the Gulf coast in eastern Saudi Arabia on March 30, 2023. Credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images

Attacks on Middle East Desalination Plants Highlight Risks of Near-Total Dependence on ‘Fossil Fuel Water’

By Phil McKenna

A man pumps gasoline into his vehicle at a station on March 4 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Credit: Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images

The Oil Price Shock Is Here. Its Arrival Provides a Familiar Warning.

By Dan Gearino

A view of Qatar Energy’s operating facilities in Mesaieed Industrial City on Wednesday. Qatar Energy announced a complete shutdown of liquefied natural gas production this week, following Iranian attacks. Credit: Getty Images

How Will the War in Iran Affect Your Utility Bills?

By Kiley Bense

A commercial ship anchors off the coast of the United Arab Emirates due to navigation disruptions on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz, Dubai. Credit: Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images

War in Iran Could Have ‘Historic’ Disruptions on Energy Markets

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A Ukrainian tank fires at pro-Russian forces in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. Russia and pro-separatist forces have controlled the region since 2014, eight years before Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor. Credit: Courtesy of Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

Pollution From World’s Militaries in Spotlight at UN Summit

By Ken McLaughlin, The War Horse

An Afghan scientist gathers water and soil samples at a water outflow from Bagram Airfield, formerly America's largest military base in Afghanistan. Credit: Kern Hendricks

America’s War in Afghanistan Devastated the Country’s Environment in Ways That May Never Be Cleaned Up

By Lynzy Billing

An Afghan girl carries empty containers to collect water, as a younger child looks on, in Sakhi village on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif during a 2018 drought. Credit: Farshad Usyan/AFP via Getty Images

Warming Trends: A Delay in Autumn Leaves, More Bad News for Corals and the Vicious Cycle of War and Eco-Destruction

By Katelyn Weisbrod

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