February 14, 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, Senator Susan Collins (ME) announced her decision to oppose Donald Trump’s nomination of Scott Pruitt as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator.
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January 18, 2017
According to news reports, President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition to farming, agriculture, and food programs, the U.S.D.A. is responsible for the nation’s forests, including the U.S. Forest Service.
February 14, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Donald Trump’s radically unfit nominee to run the Department of Labor is reportedly withdrawing from consideration after it became clear he could not be confirmed by the Senate.
January 18, 2017
Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of former Texas Governor Rick Perry to be President-elect Donald Trump’s head of the U.S. Department of Energy.
February 14, 2017
Rep. Mick Mulvaney is being considered to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Sierra Club has opposed this nomination.
January 17, 2017
La Comisión de Ambiente y Obras Públicas del Senado celebró hoy audiencias para examinar la nominación del procurador general de Oklahoma, Scott Pruitt, para dirigir la Agencia Federal de Protección Ambiental (EPA).
February 7, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate voted to confirm Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III as Attorney General. In 1986, Sessions was deemed too racist to serve as a federal judge.
January 17, 2017
Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to examine the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator.
February 6, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21) held a hearing of the House Science Committee to attack the overwhelming scientific consensus that human activity is driving climate change. Legislation dubbed the “Secret Science Reform Act” is also expected to be introduced in a deeply misguided effort to undermine climate action.
January 17, 2017
Today, the Senate Committee on Science, Commerce and Transportation is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of former coal executive Wilbur Ross to be President-elect Donald Trump’s head of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
February 6, 2017
Washington, D.C. - Congressional Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, has introduced a bill in the House that would terminate the EPA by the end of 2018.
January 17, 2017
Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is holding a hearing to examine the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator.