The Energy Department announced a reorganization on Thursday that it says will better reflect the Trump administration’s priorities. An organizational chart released to the public…
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is getting its third major shake-up this year, adding turbulence at the disaster agency that’s in President Trump’s crosshairs.…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) blasted the Trump administration’s reported plans to open up new drilling off California’s coasts as “dead on arrival.” “As it…
President Trump has nominated former Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The BLM manages federal lands and sets policy…
President Trump said Tuesday he was once again nominating astronaut and entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, roughly five months after he had withdrawn Isaacman…
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that the weapons testing that President Trump ordered last week will not include nuclear explosions. “I think the…
President Trump told reporters Friday they would “find out very soon” when asked to clarify if he plans on resuming underground nuclear detonation tests following…
The U.S. won’t be sending any “high level” representatives to this year’s United Nations climate summit, a White House official told The Hill on Friday.…
President Trump said Wednesday that South Korea would pay the U.S. $350 billion in exchange for lower tariffs as a part of the recently announced…
The Trump administration is apparently seeking to study whether there are any health impacts of offshore wind, an energy source that has been the subject…
Gasoline prices have fallen to just over $3 per gallon. That’s good news for consumers and the Trump administration after President Trump promised to bring…
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions on major Russian oil companies as efforts to end the war in Ukraine have stalled. The Treasury…
Cuts to the federal agencies that manage national parks, science and public lands are expected to result in firings across the West, Southeast and Great…
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) furloughed more than three-quarters of its staff Monday as the government nears its fourth week of a shutdown. A…
The Interior Department plans to lay off more than 2,000 employees, including hundreds of National Parks Service (NPS) workers, according to a Monday court filing.…
The Interior Department is eyeing staff layoffs, although its plan is being partially hampered by a recent court order. The department said in a Friday…
The Trump administration is eyeing additional major cuts to green energy projects beyond the billions of dollars that it has already halted. A list that…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday went after President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), claiming a lack of support on wildfires in…
The Senate has voted to confirm President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of a group of nominees confirmed en…
A federal judge in Louisiana has ruled that the Biden administration went too far when it moved to indefinitely block new drilling off large portions of the…