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Corporate raider Carl Icahn, 80, considered instrumental in forcing major changes at U.S. energy companies — including Chesapeake Energy Corp. and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. — has been tapped by President-elect Trump as a special, unpaid adviser to help overhaul “job-killing” regulations.

Democrats in both chambers of Congress said they are alarmed by a questionnaire the transition team for President-elect Donald Trump sent Department of Energy (DOE) officials earlier this month, with nine senators calling for an investigation into the matter, although the Trump team has since reportedly disavowed the document.

Democrats in both chambers of Congress said they are alarmed by a questionnaire the transition team for President-elect Donald Trump sent Department of Energy (DOE) officials earlier this month, with nine senators calling for an investigation into the matter, although the Trump team has since reportedly disavowed the document.

Officials from 24 states opposed to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) have written a letter to the incoming Trump administration, urging it to scuttle the plan shortly after the president-elect takes office next month.

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly plans to nominate Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) as secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI), marking the fourth time a supporter of the oil and gas industry has been selected for a top post by the incoming administration.

Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil Corp. for the past decade, is being floated by President-elect Trump as his pick for secretary of state.

There will be opportunities to make regulatory changes that will benefit the natural gas industry under the incoming Trump administration, but greater benefits are possible by focusing on infrastructure development, according to officials with the American Gas Association (AGA).

Republican lawmakers in the House on Thursday elected Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) chairman of the powerful Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee.

According to media reports, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) is the front-runner to succeed Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) as chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee.