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'Incredible legacy': Harry Reid's energy, environment work
Nevada Democrat Harry Reid, one of the most consequential Senate leaders in modern U.S. history, died last week, leaving behind a lasting legacy on energy → Read More
PEOPLE: Former EPA, Interior staffer joins Wyo. coal company
Former EPA and Interior Department staffer Christian Palich has returned to the coal industry. → Read More
SENATE: Electoral map wide open as Democrats eye takeover
Senate Democrats are favored to secure a slim majority after tomorrow's elections, a power shift that will be crucial for Joe Biden to deliver on his bold environmental agenda if he bests President Trump in the race for the White House. → Read More
PANDEMIC: House Democrats push greener stimulus as Senate talks lag
Senators continued negotiations into the night on a third coronavirus stimulus bill, as House Democrats injected climate change into the pandemic debate with their own relief package. → Read More
ON LOCATION: Glowing fish? Alaskans say 'times have changed'
WALES, Alaska — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) visited a string of Arctic villages for the first time last month. Residents told her their way of life is being changed by rising temperatures. → Read More
AGENDA: Congress returns to busy fall for energy, environment issues
Lawmakers have a long to-do list for the coming weeks, including reauthorizing key agencies and preventing another government shutdown. → Read More
AIR POLLUTION: Trump phone call to Wheeler interrupts Alaska hearing
FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- A high-profile hearing on air quality here was interrupted yesterday when President Trump telephoned EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. It was an unusual twist to an unusual event. Rarely does the EPA chief dive into the details of a local pollution cleanup. → Read More
ADVOCACY: Chamber changes tune on climate, but Dems remain skeptical
Long a major force in conservative politics, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's climate flip could be a legislative game-changer, especially given the advocacy by some of its larger corporate members. → Read More
APPROPRIATIONS: 4 fights to watch as energy, environment bills get votes
House Republican appropriators are poised to push back this week against Democratic spending bills that would reorder the Trump administration's energy and environmental priorities. → Read More
TRADE: Republicans stick with Trump as energy fears rise
Congressional Republicans are reluctantly backing President Trump's trade war with China, even as they acknowledge that two years of brinkmanship over tariffs threaten to take a toll on the administration's energy dominance agenda. → Read More
POLITICS: Plans for broad infrastructure bill on life support
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want a big infrastructure package, but disagreements about how to foot the bill appear insurmountable. → Read More
CLIMATE: Lawmakers see legislative opening after Green New Deal vote
From the ashes of yesterday's Senate vote on the Green New Deal may come legislative compromise to address climate change. → Read More
POLITICS: Trump to seek 'substantial' infrastructure funding
President Trump will renew his call for major infrastructure legislation during tomorrow's State of the Union address, as talks get underway among key House and Senate lawmakers from both parties. → Read More
POLITICS: Trump to seek 'substantial' infrastructure funding
President Trump will renew his call for major infrastructure legislation during tomorrow's State of the Union address, as talks get underway among key House and Senate lawmakers from both parties. → Read More
AGENDA: Congress scrambles to avoid another shutdown
Lawmakers return to the Capitol today with just three weeks to break the impasse over border wall spending before the lights will again go off at federal agencies. → Read More
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: Trump demand for 'down payment' clouds truce talks
Senate leaders are continuing talks on a way out of the shutdown impasse, even as congressional Democrats are rejecting President Trump's proposal to reopen the government for three weeks in exchange for a "large down payment" on his border wall. → Read More
AGENDA: Shutdown shoves aside budget, lands and tax bills
The impasse over the partial government shutdown is slowing what was expected to be an early push to clear the decks of a handful of legislative items left over from last year. → Read More
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: Talk of using disaster aid spooks lawmakers on emergency plan
With the partial government shutdown entering a record-setting fourth week, President Trump is signaling he'll hold off on declaring a national emergency to fund a wall along the Mexican border, as Republicans continue to express reservations about White House plans to tap military construction and disaster funds. → Read More
CLIMATE: Senate braces for 'Green New Deal' fervor
The 116th Congress doesn't start for another month, but senators from both parties are already calculating the legislative impact from a renewed focus on climate change that will accompany the incoming House Democratic majority. → Read More
CLIMATE: Romney signals anti-warming push
Utah Sen.-elect Mitt Romney signaled he may focus on climate change when he's sworn in in January. → Read More