Politics Jan 29 WATCH: Lee Zeldin confirmed as Trump’s EPA administrator in Senate vote The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations.
Politics Jan 06 Biden bans new offshore drilling in most federal waters in last-minute effort to block possible action by Trump administration Biden said he is using authority under the federal Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect offshore areas along the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and portions of Alaska's Northern Bering Sea from future oil and…
Politics Nov 29 Trump has called for U.S. ‘energy dominance’ but is likely to hit real-world limits Donald Trump is creating a National Energy Council that he says will establish U.S. "energy dominance" around the world, but the president-elect's energy wishes are likely to run into real-world limits.
Politics Nov 16 Trump names Chris Wright, fossil fuel CEO and campaign donor, as energy secretary CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of Trump’s quest to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market.
Politics Nov 15 Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Burgum to run Interior Dept. and new energy council President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump's choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world.
Politics Nov 15 What the Biden administration plans to accomplish before Trump takes over the White House Trump's administration can propose new regulations to undo some of what the Biden administration did through the rule-making process.
Politics Oct 29 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure, climate and union jobs in Baltimore President Joe Biden is set to visit the city's main port Tuesday to announce the grants, which officials say will improve and electrify port infrastructure at 55 sites nationwide, reducing pollution and combating the climate crisis.
Nation Oct 24 EPA announces tougher rules to protect children from lead paint exposure The Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities.
Politics Oct 04 Supreme Court leaves in place two EPA regulations curbing methane and mercury emissions The Supreme Court left in place Friday two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing industry emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury.
Politics Sep 13 Why Harris is promoting domestic oil drilling at the same time as clean energy jobs Mike Sommers, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, said Harris' comment on fracking reflected political reality in the closely contested election. "You don't win Pennsylvania without supporting fracking, and you don't win the presidency without Pennsylvania,'' he said.