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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson refuted reports he's considered leaving the Trump administration while carefully sidestepping whether he called the president a "moron."

A pair of Utah lawmakers today reiterated their vows to seek "wholesale reform" of the Antiquities Act but offered few details beyond a desire to curtail unlimited presidential authority to establish new monuments on public lands.

Montana Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte does not object to the release of his mug shot, according to his attorney.

The House Agriculture Committee today approved legislation to loosen environmental regulations for forest-thinning projects on Forest Service lands.

Led by Western lawmakers, the House Natural Resources Committee today approved on mostly party-line votes five bills that seek to corral the Endangered Species Act.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in a voice vote approved a bill today boosting autonomous cars.

A Senate panel today easily approved three administration nominees, signing off on President Trump's picks for key jobs at NOAA, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

A brewing confirmation battle could jeopardize Democrats' bid to get Jeff Baran a new term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Two top House Republicans now have joined the chase for information about Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's travel.

Lawmakers used a hearing on top U.S. EPA nominees this morning to slam the agency for its response to congressional oversight.

The Bureau of Land Management has appointed Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart's former chief of staff as the agency's new deputy director of programs and policy.

The Trump administration wants to give the oil and gas industry an extended break from Obama-era restrictions on methane emissions.

The details of the Trump administration's long-awaited plans to kill President Obama's signature climate rule are expected next week, an administration official told E&E News.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry told mining executives at a private meeting at the Trump International Hotel in Washington today that coal is burning "cleaner than ever before."

An international horse show in Helsinki will be powered by horse manure in an attempt to showcase a smelly new take on alternative energy, Finnish utility Fortum Corp. announced yesterday.

Python attacks in Indonesia may be an indirect result of human activity, according to scientists.

A Utah lawmaker said yesterday that drivers who use alternative-fuel cars should either pay a $225 fee each year or join a pilot program that would levy a tax based on miles driven.