Jennifer Granholm is confirmed as energy secretary.
The Senate confirmed Jennifer M. Granholm to be energy secretary on Thursday, positioning the former governor of Michigan to play a key role in President...
Senate confirms former Michigan governor Granholm as Energy secretary
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jennifer Granholm to lead the Energy Department, making her the latest Cabinet nominee to secure confirmation this week. She was...
Manchin backs Haaland to lead Interior Department
Senate Energy Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Wednesday he supported the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to lead the Interior Department, delivering a...
Buttigieg Sets Climate, Race Equity as Infrastructure Priorities
The Biden administration is revamping a key infrastructure grant program to prioritize projects that address climate change and racial equity. The Transportation Department included the...
Interior Secretary Nominee on Collision Course With Oil Industry
Deb Haaland is poised to make history on two fronts, as both the first Native American cabinet secretary and as the architect of what could...
The Energy 202: GOP opposition to Haaland as interior secretary grows
Frustration among Republicans with President Biden's climate policies has coalesced around one of his most historic Cabinet picks — Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.). Biden's pick...
Biden’s EPA nominee vows ‘urgency’ on climate change
Michael Regan, President Biden’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, told lawmakers Wednesday that he would “restore” science and transparency at the agency, focus...
The Energy 202: Biden creates new climate adviser role at NASA
NASA is elevating one of its top climate scientists to a new role, a move meant to put greater focus at the space agency on...