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An oil storage facility tank in Houston.

Drill, baby, drill? Not so fast, say crash-wary energy investors

By Joseph Morton
Posted March 15, 2022 at 6:00am
Gas prices are displayed outside an Exxon station in Washington on Tuesday.

Voters will decide whether Biden or Putin gets blame on gas prices

By Joseph Morton and Stephanie Akin
Posted March 9, 2022 at 5:30am
An Aframax oil tanker, capable of transporting crude oil over unlimited distances, is seen under construction at the Zvezda Shipyard in Russia.

US shipping rules complicate bid to ban Russian oil and gas

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted March 8, 2022 at 10:00am
Murkowski, who faced fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka, won a fourth full term in the Senate.

Moves to ban gas and oil imports from Russia gain steam

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted March 3, 2022 at 7:19pm
President Joe Biden shakes hands with Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi after delivering the State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Biden’s new pitch: Saving the planet saves families’ money

By Joseph Morton
Posted March 3, 2022 at 8:18am
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont. said: “What’s happening in Russia and Europe is a stark reminder of the need to support American energy development, not hinder it.”

Ukraine invasion triggers rhetoric for both sides in US energy debate

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted March 1, 2022 at 9:00am
Storm clouds are seen over the White House on Aug. 16, 2021. President Joe Biden will renew his call for Congress to take action on climate change in his State of the Union address.

Biden to highlight climate policy at State of the Union

By Joseph Morton
Posted March 1, 2022 at 8:00am
The case was brought by states that argue the EPA overstepped its bounds in regulating carbon emissions by power plants.

Supreme Court arguments have big climate change stakes

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted February 28, 2022 at 6:00am
The Biden administration has limited options to stabilize the prices of oil or gas, which trade on global markets, experts said.

Biden’s options to avert gas and energy price spikes are limited

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted February 25, 2022 at 6:00am
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended the service’s plan as ambitious given both a lack of funding and a pressing need to replace an aging fleet.

Postal Service stands by plan for internal combustion engines

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 24, 2022 at 8:00am
President Joe Biden, seen here at a 2021 United Nations climate change conference, made the "30 by 30" goal a major part of his environmental agenda.

Biden’s rebranded conservation plan has critics on all sides

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 7, 2022 at 2:18pm
A recycling receptacle sits in the Senate subway in the Capitol. U.S. recycling rates have been hampered by challenges that include the prevalence of food contamination, low demand for recyclable materials and more.

Bipartisan bills look to boost nation’s lagging recycling rates

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 2, 2022 at 4:10pm
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., suggested the Senate should act in time for President Joe Biden’s March 1 State of the Union address.

Some Democrats hope climate consensus can save budget bill

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 31, 2022 at 9:22am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, a main sponsor of the Senate bill, cited technological competition with China as an economic and national security imperative, but his bill does not include climate provisions.

Unlike Senate, House Democrats make climate push in China bill

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted January 26, 2022 at 11:45am
Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, pictured here last July, called the lease sale a “once-in-a-generation opportunity.”

Administration announces record offshore wind sale

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 12, 2022 at 2:21pm
Manchin and United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts, left rear in blue shirt, in the Capitol on Oct. 3, 2017.

Manchin faces political blowback at home, but it may not last

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted December 23, 2021 at 1:22pm
Automakers have been counting on provisions in Democrats' budget reconciliation package that would support electric vehicle charging infrastructure to help them meet the new emissions standards.

EPA finalizes tougher vehicle emission standards

By Joseph Morton, Jessica Wehrman and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted December 20, 2021 at 3:21pm
A worker shovels sand into a trench as a utility crew installs new water pipe in Walnut Creek, Calif., earlier this year.

EPA proposes tightening Trump rule on lead pipes

By Joseph Morton
Posted December 16, 2021 at 8:00am
Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., believes the tax credits will pass muster with the Senate parliamentarian.

Democrats push forward with EV tax credits

By Joseph Morton
Posted December 14, 2021 at 10:30am
President Joe Biden spoke at the General Motors electric vehicle assembly plant in November.

Biden flexes federal purchasing power on climate

By Joseph Morton
Posted December 8, 2021 at 3:51pm
“I'm still optimistic we will add a polluter fee to the Build Back Better legislation here in the Senate," said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.

Democrats push climate proposals amid internal fights

By Joseph Morton
Posted December 2, 2021 at 7:00am
The Biden administration says it hopes to lower pump prices by selling 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Petroleum reserve sale seen having small impact on gas prices

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted November 23, 2021 at 1:48pm, Updated at 4:57pm
Rep. Sean Casten, shown with Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2020 during a news conference on climate issues, said attendees at the international climate summit asked questions such as, “why didn't the United States sign on to the pledge to stop financing coal plants"?

After climate summit, House Democrats feel heat on budget vote

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted November 15, 2021 at 3:55pm
“We shouldn’t use everyone’s tax dollars to pick winners and losers," Sen. Joe Manchin, shown recently on Capitol Hill, reportedly said while participating in an event announcing Toyota’s $240 million investment in a components plant in his state.

Manchin opposes additional EV tax credit tied to unions

By Joseph Morton
Posted November 12, 2021 at 8:00am
A worker installs copper water lines under the Eastern Market Metro plaza during a renovation project on April 5, 2021.

EPA touts water infrastructure money, but needs abound

By Joseph Morton
Posted November 10, 2021 at 12:27pm
From left, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., turn away from the cameras after announcing their plans to move forward with the infrastructure and larger spending bill.

House sends infrastructure bill to Biden without budget vote

By Jessica Wehrman, Lindsey McPherson and Joseph Morton
Posted November 5, 2021 at 11:35pm
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal speaks with reporters on the Build Back Better Act and the infrastructure bill outside the Capitol on Friday.

House votes Friday on infrastructure, budget bill rule in doubt

By Jessica Wehrman, Suzanne Monyak and Joseph Morton
Posted November 5, 2021 at 11:07am, Updated at 6:13pm
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Tom Carper says he's seeking a 'middle ground' on a new methane fee.

Democrats pinning climate hopes on revised methane fee

By Joseph Morton
Posted November 1, 2021 at 4:00pm
Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., has resisted what he describes as punitive measures on the fossil fuel industry.

Democrats tout climate spending in reconciliation

By Joseph Morton
Posted October 28, 2021 at 1:29pm
Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., left in this 2013 photo, said he’s been making progress in his search for middle ground on the methane fee as he continues to discuss the issue with Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., right.

Climate negotiations continue as Biden prepares for Europe

By Joseph Morton
Posted October 28, 2021 at 6:00am
A sign warns beachgoers in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 3 after authorities said oil leaked from a damaged pipeline connected to an oil rig off the Southern California coast.

Lawmakers warned of risks from aging offshore infrastructure

By Joseph Morton
Posted October 14, 2021 at 7:03pm
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the days of fossil fuel companies getting whatever handouts they seek are over.

Climate hawks reject compromise in reconciliation

By Joseph Morton
Posted October 7, 2021 at 4:27pm
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III’s position on Democrats’ budget reconciliation package have made him a center of attention.

With GOP sidelined, Manchin steps up to defend fossil fuels

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted October 7, 2021 at 6:15am
Brenda Mallory, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, in her office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington.

White House moves to restore environment reviews eased by Trump

By Joseph Morton
Posted October 6, 2021 at 5:04pm
A car sits crushed under the rubble of a building destroyed by Hurricane Ida on Aug. 30 in New Orleans.

Climate-fueled disasters are increasing, FEMA chief warns

By Joseph Morton
Posted October 5, 2021 at 4:55pm
Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland testified during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the Department of the Interior budget in July.

Haaland: BLM headquarters coming back to Washington

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted September 17, 2021 at 6:04pm
The Colorado River winds through Horseshoe Bend in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Page, Ariz., at sunset in late August.

In response to Western drought, a flood of legislation

By Joseph Morton
Posted September 15, 2021 at 5:30am
Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., right, walks with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in the Capitol on Monday. Sanders introduced the Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which Schumer said the Senate will take up Tuesday after it votes on the infrastructure bill.

Senate to vote on infrastructure bill Tuesday morning

By Joseph Morton
Posted August 9, 2021 at 9:28pm
“I’m not trying to expedite this process whatsoever,” said Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn.

Debate on infrastructure bill stretches into Sunday — and likely beyond

By Jessica Wehrman and Joseph Morton
Posted August 7, 2021 at 8:08pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer filed a cloture motion Thursday night.

Senate seeks finish line for infrastructure bill

By Joseph Morton and Jessica Wehrman
Posted August 6, 2021 at 5:52pm
Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., both standing, led the 22 lawmakers who negotiated the infrastructure bill.

Senate aims for weekend vote on infrastructure bill

By Jessica Wehrman, Joseph Morton and Peter Cohn
Posted August 5, 2021 at 10:55pm
“The fact that something is bipartisan doesn’t mean that it makes sense for the American people,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said of the infrastructure bill.

Conservatives take aim at infrastructure bill in Senate

By Jessica Wehrman and Joseph Morton
Posted August 4, 2021 at 7:04pm
“We need to attack climate change head-on. I am deeply worried that even within the two bills there’s not enough,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

Let down by infrastructure bill, climate hawks eye reconciliation

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted August 4, 2021 at 9:00am
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Amendment holds slow Senate infrastructure bill’s progress

By Jessica Wehrman, Lindsey McPherson and Joseph Morton
Posted August 3, 2021 at 8:10pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Senate would act quickly on the infrastructure package after legislative text was released on Sunday.

Schumer seeks infrastructure bill passage ‘in a matter of days’

By Joseph Morton
Posted August 2, 2021 at 6:19am
Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W. Va., spoke at a Problem Solvers Caucus news conference on the infrastructure deal on Friday.

Senate moves to debate on infrastructure as bill takes shape

By Jessica Wehrman and Joseph Morton
Posted July 30, 2021 at 3:54pm
Sky turns orange with smoke haze from the Dixie Fire in Quincy, California on July 25.

Infrastructure bill would transform energy, but maybe not enough

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted July 30, 2021 at 6:00am
From left, Republicans Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Rob Portman of Ohio, Susan Collins of Maine, and Mitt Romney of Utah, announce an agreement on an infrastructure bill during a news conference in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Infrastructure bill advanced with $550 billion in new spending

By Joseph Morton, Jessica Wehrman and Lauren Clason
Posted July 28, 2021 at 1:08pm, Updated at 9:29pm
“They just sort of went on their own. And that's not the way they should have done it," Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin said of the infrastructure negotiating team.

Infrastructure committees ask: What about us?

By Jessica Wehrman and Joseph Morton
Posted July 28, 2021 at 6:00am
The disagreement over transit “could sink the whole thing,” said Sen. John Tester, D-Mont., who has traditionally been one of the more optimistic members of the infrastructure negotiating team. “But I don’t think it’s gonna.”

Bipartisan infrastructure talks said to be stuck on transit

By Jessica Wehrman and Joseph Morton
Posted July 22, 2021 at 7:38pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer makes his way to a news conference on immigration outside the Capitol while the Senate conducted a procedural vote on the infrastructure bill.

Vote falls short, but infrastructure talks continue

By Jessica Wehrman and Joseph Morton
Posted July 21, 2021 at 7:12pm
Senate Democrats' $3.5 trillion reconciliation package "muddies the picture" for Republicans who might support a separate, bipartisan infrastructure agreement, said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.

Reconciliation bill may limit GOP support for infrastructure

By Jessica Wehrman and Joseph Morton
Posted July 15, 2021 at 8:26am
"Our major hurdle is how to make it operate properly," said Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii.

In reconciliation, Democrats eye border tax for carbon

By Joseph Morton and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted July 15, 2021 at 8:16am
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said Tuesday night that the group had resolved many differences, but contentious issues remain.

Senators aim to settle bipartisan infrastructure text as clock ticks

By Jessica Wehrman, Joseph Morton and Lindsey McPherson
Posted July 14, 2021 at 11:44am
Rodgers has $15.7 million worth of earmarks in the Interior-Environment spending bill that she has not committed to supporting.

Plenty of GOP earmarks in spending bill its members will oppose

By Joseph Morton
Posted July 1, 2021 at 7:00am
Chair Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., and ranking member Sam Graves, R-Mo., conducting a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing earlier this year.

House panel advances $547 billion surface transportation bill

By Jessica Wehrman and Joseph Morton
Posted June 10, 2021 at 7:59am
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., speaks during a news conference in Washington on April 20.

House Democrats’ transportation bill may leave GOP at the station

By Jessica Wehrman and Joseph Morton
Posted June 9, 2021 at 7:17pm
The proposals from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Andy Levin reflect how some Democrats would like to see a more ambitious infrastructure package even as Republicans seek to limit its size and scope.

Progressives push more clean energy infrastructure spending

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted May 27, 2021 at 10:34am
President Joe Biden talks to the media after driving the new electric Ford F-150 Lightning in Dearborn, Mich.

‘There’s no turning back’: Biden gets behind the wheel to promote electric cars

By Joseph Morton
Posted May 18, 2021 at 5:12pm
A firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire.

Expect more wildfires this year. And expect lawmakers to disagree about them

By Joseph Morton
Posted May 17, 2021 at 7:00am
The EPA, under Administrator Michael Regan, has been moving to reverse Trump administration actions.

Cost analysis is latest Trump-era rule to be rescinded by EPA

By Joseph Morton
Posted May 13, 2021 at 4:34pm
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removes an overgrowth of cabbage palms in the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Florida. The agency has proposed opening the conserved area to some turkey hunting and sport fishing for the first time.

What does ‘conserved’ environment mean? Interior seeks an answer

By Joseph Morton
Posted May 7, 2021 at 8:30am
President Joe Biden as he appeared on a monitor in Brussels during the virtual White House climate summit last week.

Biden faces big sales challenge in wake of climate summit

By Joseph Morton
Posted April 26, 2021 at 7:00am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes part in the virtual international climate summit with President Joe Biden.

Summit highlights formidable challenges to climate action

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted April 22, 2021 at 5:38pm
Brenda Mallory was the principal legal adviser for the EPA’s pesticide and toxic substances program during the Obama administration and was later recruited to serve as EPA deputy general counsel.

Brenda Mallory to take environmental policy in a new direction

By Joseph Morton
Posted April 22, 2021 at 6:00am
Activists will pay close attention to the two-day climate summit the Biden administration organized around cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

10 issues to watch at the White House climate summit

By Benjamin J. Hulac, Joseph Morton and Jessica Wehrman
Posted April 22, 2021 at 6:00am
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III worries the transition to clean energy will leave his state's coal miners behind.

Granholm, Manchin take stage in debate over energy jobs

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted April 19, 2021 at 2:24pm, Updated at 5:11pm
Michael Regan is hugged by his son Matthew at the conclusion of his confirmation hearing in February.

Former EPA staff like what they see in new administrator

By Joseph Morton
Posted April 15, 2021 at 6:30am
An electric-vehicle charging station awaits a customer at at Whole Foods supermarket in Washington.

Electric vehicles get help in Biden plan, but roadblocks remain

By Joseph Morton
Posted April 1, 2021 at 7:00am
House Appropriations Interior-Environment Subcommittee Chairwoman Chellie Pingree said the tools for addressing plastic waste are available now.

Democrats’ corporate responsibility bill targets plastic waste

By Joseph Morton
Posted March 24, 2021 at 7:00am
Deb Haaland, D-N.M., was confirmed as Interior secretary by the Senate on Monday.

Haaland confirmed as first native Interior secretary

By Joseph Morton
Posted March 15, 2021 at 7:09pm
Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., nominee to be Interior secretary.

GOP critics unlikely to let up on Haaland after confirmation

By Joseph Morton
Posted March 15, 2021 at 6:00am
Face masks and plastic debris in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt.

Pandemic demanded plastics, but not the recycled kind

By Joseph Morton
Posted March 15, 2021 at 6:00am
Sen. Shelly Moore Capito speaks with EPA nominee Michael Regan at his Feb. 3 confirmation hearing.

Senate confirms Regan as EPA administrator

By Joseph Morton
Posted March 10, 2021 at 7:43pm
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III is one of the most closely watched Democrats, if not the most closely watched, in the year’s upcoming legislative battles in a Senate divided 50-50.

West Virginia and Manchin to get a boost from mine cleanups

By Joseph Morton
Posted March 1, 2021 at 3:25pm
Deb Haaland, Interior secretary nominee, attends Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021.

Interior pick Deb Haaland wins key Manchin endorsement as GOP grouses

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted February 24, 2021 at 4:13pm
Rep. Deb Haaland, nominee to be Secretary of the Interior, arrives for her confirmation hearing bearing a gift for Rep. Don Young of Alaska.

Republicans still skeptical of Haaland after first session

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted February 23, 2021 at 5:38pm
Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., is President Joe Biden's nominee for Interior secretary.

Haaland tells senators she sees ongoing role for fossil fuels

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted February 23, 2021 at 6:00am, Updated at 10:30am
Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso, left, says the moratorium would eliminate “hundreds of millions of dollars for K-12 education for students.”

Harm to schools from drilling-lease pause may be overstated

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 22, 2021 at 6:00am
Rep. Lauren Boebert appeared at a House Natural Resources Committee meeting with a backdrop of firearms.

With guns as backdrop, Boebert opposes committee firearm ban

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 18, 2021 at 2:12pm
The EPA polices disinfectant claims under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.

EPA says surfaces with copper alloys can fight COVID-19

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 10, 2021 at 5:49pm
Sen. Shelly Moore Capito speaks with EPA nominee Michael Regan at his Feb. 3 confirmation hearing.

Environment panel advances Regan nomination for EPA

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 9, 2021 at 1:22pm
Michael Regan is hugged by his son Matthew at the conclusion of his confirmation hearing in February.

EPA nominee Regan says environmental progress is good for jobs

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 3, 2021 at 5:45pm
House Appropriations Interior-Environment Subcommittee Chairwoman Chellie Pingree said the tools for addressing plastic waste are available now.

Pingree aims for urgency at Interior-Environment appropriations

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 1, 2021 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden signed several executive orders related to the climate change crisis, including one directing a pause on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands. He was joined by Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Biden aims new executive orders at climate crisis

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 27, 2021 at 3:47pm
The EPA, under Administrator Michael Regan, has been moving to reverse Trump administration actions.

Biofuel debate awaits Biden on way to court

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 27, 2021 at 6:00am
Activists will pay close attention to the two-day climate summit the Biden administration organized around cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Biden plans surge of climate policies, including drilling pause

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted January 26, 2021 at 4:29pm
President Joe Biden points to guests attending his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States.

Biden’s elusive goal: A divided nation united

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 20, 2021 at 6:43pm
As president, Joe Biden could pair many executive actions with more comprehensive legislative proposals sent to Capitol Hill.

In flurry of orders, Biden aims at four ‘converging crises’

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 20, 2021 at 5:00am
As president, Joe Biden could pair many executive actions with more comprehensive legislative proposals sent to Capitol Hill.

Biden’s Day 1 actions: Climate, immigration, pandemic

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 19, 2021 at 4:59pm
A plane spraying mosquito pesticide.

A ‘forever chemical’ surprise awaits Biden’s EPA

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 15, 2021 at 4:13pm
As head of the EPA’s air office under then-President Barack Obama, McCabe helped develop that administration’s Clean Power Plan.

Biden taps Clean Power Plan architect McCabe as EPA deputy

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 15, 2021 at 2:56pm
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing in May.

EPA chief to visit Costa Rica as administration winds down

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 7, 2021 at 6:00am
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing in May.

EPA ‘transparency’ rule provides basis to block new regulations

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 5, 2021 at 4:26pm
Smog hangs over Los Angeles on June 11, 2019 in Los Angeles. The EPA declined to tighten limits on ground-level ozone on Wednesday.

EPA leaves ozone pollution standard unchanged

By Joseph Morton
Posted December 24, 2020 at 8:51am
Democrats hope to ban Confederate monuments from National Park Service sites after Biden becomes president.

Confederate monuments at national parks get reprieve

By Joseph Morton
Posted December 23, 2020 at 6:00am
Demonstrators in support of government intervention to prevent catastrophic climate change gather in New York in 2019.

Biden climate team’s foes: Time, politics and bureaucracy

By Benjamin J. Hulac, Joseph Morton and Jessica Wehrman
Posted December 21, 2020 at 6:00am
Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., walks down the House steps on Nov. 20.

Haaland nomination to Interior Department ‘an unprecedented nod to Indian country’

By Joseph Morton and Jessica Wehrman
Posted December 18, 2020 at 6:00am
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and ranking member Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. are seen at a 2019 hearing.

Provisions for cleaner energy pushed for spending bill

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted December 14, 2020 at 9:34pm