Shortly after Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voted against a motion Tuesday to move forward with debate on healthcare legislation, the Trump administration’s Interior secretary reportedly contacted her and Alaskan Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, warning of retaliation.
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Trump Administration Moves to Scrap BLM Fracking Rule
Days after the Trump administration unveiled plans to repeal, review or rescind hundreds of regulations, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management added another to the pyre: its rule governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on public and tribal lands.
And Then There Were Four: Trump to Nominate Jones Day’s Kevin McIntyre as FERC Chairman
President Trump intends to nominate Kevin McIntyre, an attorney with the law firm Jones Day who currently serves as co-head of the global energy practice, to FERC and install him as chairman, the White House said late Thursday.
EPA, Interior Face Steep Cuts From House, But Not as Steep as Those Proposed By Trump
Under a $31.4 billion spending bill unveiled Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee, the budgets of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Interior (DOI) would get a haircut in fiscal year (FY) 2018, rather than a buzzcut, as proposed by President Trump.
NatGas Industry Groups Join In Call For Senate Action on FERC Nominations
More than two dozen associations, including some representing the natural gas industry, are pressing the Senate to confirm President Trump’s nominations to FERC, nominally a five-member commission, currently in limbo with only one commissioner.
House Wants Steep EPA, Interior Cuts, But Still More Generous Than Trump
Under a $31.4 billion spending bill unveiled Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee, the budgets of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Interior (DOI) would get a haircut in fiscal year (FY) 2018, rather than a buzzcut, as proposed by President Trump.
Senate Democrats Urge Trump to Reverse Course on BLM, EPA Methane Rules
A group of 27 Senate Democrats has urged President Trump to reverse course and allow methane emissions regulations promulgated by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take effect.
Trump Tells Europeans ‘If You Need Energy, Just Give Us A Call’
President Trump told representatives of 12 European nations gathered for a summit of the Three Seas Initiative that the United States is eager to build strong trade ties and export energy supplies to them, quipping “if you need energy, just give us a call.”
Trump Tells European Nations U.S. Wants to Meet Their Energy Needs
President Trump told representatives of 12 European nations gathered for a summit of the Three Seas Initiative that the United States is eager to build strong trade ties and export energy supplies to them, quipping “if you need energy, just give us a call.”
Trump Says Energy Plan Moving U.S. Toward Era of ‘Dominance,’
The U.S. energy industry has “gone through eight years of hell,” but is on the verge of a new era, according to President Trump, who on Thursday announced six initiatives to kick start that change.