The Senate took 10 votes Wednesday to approve procedural changes that allow it to take up three joint resolutions that would vacate EPA waivers allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions standards. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., steered […]
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defended proposed cuts to his department’s fiscal 2026 budget before a Senate panel on Wednesday as lawmakers questioned an administration suggestion that some parts of the National Park Service could be managed by the states. Senate
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee would target a wide range of Biden administration climate programs while advancing Republican goals for oil and natural gas in its portion of reconciliation text. The committee is scheduled to begin its markup Tuesday of
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The Interior Department on Thursday said it will expand drilling opportunities for fossil fuels in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the neighboring National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to support President Donald Trump’s vision of “American
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A federal judge late Tuesday blocked the EPA from canceling Biden administration climate grants issued from a $20 billion program, finding that the Trump administration did not provide evidence of waste and fraud. The case concerns the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, established
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Arizona Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva died Thursday at age 77 due to complications from cancer treatments, his office said. Since he announced a lung cancer diagnosis in April, Grijalva has spent little time in Washington while he sought treatment
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President-elect Donald Trump said he intends to nominate North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum to serve as secretary of the Interior. Trump made the announcement Thursday at a gala for the America First Policy Institute held at his Mar-a-Lago estate
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Former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s intended nominee for EPA administrator, brings scant experience on environmental issues to the job but strong ties to Trump. In a statement, Trump said that Zeldin “will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions
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The Energy Department on Friday announced $2 billion in grants to fund 32 grid improvement projects intended to protect against extreme weather and increase grid capacity. The projects span 42 states and the District of Columbia and support activities such
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The Energy Department on Thursday announced an investment of $1.5 billion in electricity grid expansion projects it said will improve reliability and relieve transmission congestion. The money, supplied through the Transmission Facilitation Program, will go toward the construction of an estimated
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