EXXON VERSUS TREASURY: The Treasury Department fined ExxonMobil Corp. $2 million on Thursday for what it called a violation of sanctions imposed in 2014 on Russia following its incursion into Crimea.According to an enforcement filing from Treasury's...
The top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee wants an investigation into an Interior Department employee’s claim that he was reassigned due to his work on climate change.Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) said at a Thursday...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) endorsed a House plan to renew and revamp the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) after holding out for several changes.NAR said Thursday that the group representing more than 1.2 million real estate...
The Senate voted Thursday to advance a controversial Trump Interior Department nominee, setting up a final confirmation vote early next week.Senators voted 56-39 to end debate on David Bernhardt’s nomination to be deputy secretary of the Interior...
Former Vice President Al Gore is finding one bright spot in President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement: an explosion of pro-climate activism. Citing Newton's Third Law — every action has an equal and opposite reaction —...
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $38.4 billion spending bill for the Department of Energy and water programs.The 30-1 vote rejected numerous proposals by President Trump that would have slashed programs that have bipartisan support....
