Nation May 10 Senate blocks move to repeal Obama-era rule on methane emissions A Congressional Review Act measure to repeal the methane waste reduction rule failed on a vote of 51-to-49 in the Republican-led chamber.
Politics May 05 From Bears Ears to Gold Butte, here are the 27 national monuments being reviewed by the Trump administration A list released Friday includes 22 monuments on federal land in 11 states and five marine monuments in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Politics May 01 Who are the winners and losers in the $1.1 trillion spending bill? Retired miners, college students and Planned Parenthood are winners in the $1.1 trillion spending bill unveiled on Monday. Losers are the border wall, efforts to store nuclear waste at Nevada's Yucca Mountain and President Donald Trump.
Politics Apr 28 WATCH: Trump signs order aimed at opening Arctic drilling WASHINGTON — Working to dismantle his predecessor’s environmental legacy, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at expanding drilling in the Arctic and opening other federal areas to oil and gas exploration. With one day left to…
Nation Apr 26 WATCH: Trump signs review of national monuments It's an action that could upend protections put in place in Utah and other states as Trump tries to rack up accomplishments in his first 100 days.
Politics Apr 19 Utah Rep. Chaffetz says he won’t run for re-election WASHINGTON — Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican who doggedly investigated Hillary Clinton before the 2016 presidential election but declined to investigate President Donald Trump, said Wednesday he won't run for re-election or any other office in 2018.
Nation Mar 31 WATCH: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticizes Trump’s proposed budget cuts Hillary Clinton on Friday criticized President Donald Trump's proposal to slash billions of dollars from diplomacy and jabbed rhetorically at her former rival, remarking on her penchant for "talking about research, evidence and facts."…
Nation Mar 09 EPA chief: Carbon dioxide not primary cause of warming WASHINGTON — The new chief of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he does not believe that carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, a statement at odds with mainstream scientific consensus and his own agency.
Nation Mar 01 California faces $50 billion price tag for flood control, official says California faces an estimated $50 billion price tag for roads, dams and other infrastructure threatened by floods such as the one that severely damaged Oroville Dam last month, the state's natural resources secretary said Wednesday.
Politics Mar 01 Senate confirms Zinke as Interior secretary The Senate has confirmed Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke as Interior secretary, responsible for more than 400 million acres of public land, mostly in the West.