THE WEEKEND’S IN SIGHT! Welcome to Overnight Energy, your source for the day’s energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rachel Frazin at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Reach Zack Budryk at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter: @BudrykZack. Not subscribed to this newsletter? Signup for […]
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Deb Haaland Confirmation: Joe Manchin Says He’ll Support Her Confirmation as Interior Secretary
Senator Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) speaks to Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D., N.M.) during a hearing on her nomination to be Interior Secretary on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., February 23, 2021. (Jim Watson/Reuters) Senator Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) said Wednesday that he will support the confirmation of Representative Deb […]
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Haaland confirmation hearings wrap up, no vote yet | News
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Asked why she wanted to become the next secretary of the Department of the Interior, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., referenced the Navajo Code Talkers, saying the first piece of code the WWII soldiers used was the Navajo word for “Our mother” for United States. “I feel very […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Key vote for Haaland’s confirmation | Update on oil and gas leasing | SEC update on climate-related risk disclosure requirements
HAPPY WEDNESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Haaland courts moderates during tense confirmation hearing | GOP’s Westerman looks to take on Democrats on climate change | White House urges passage of House public lands package
HAPPY TUESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Sign up for our newsletter and others HERE. […]
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Deb Haaland Confirmation: Interior Nominee Sidesteps Question on Biden’s Keystone XL Order
Rep. Deb Haaland (D., N.M.) speaks during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior Secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., February 23, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/Reuters) Representative Deb Haaland (D., N.M.) on Tuesday would not say whether she agrees with President Biden’s […]
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Senate sets hearing dates for Becerra confirmation battle
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! BECERRA CONFIRMATION HEARINGS: IT’S ON Democratic senators have finally scheduled a hearing for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary – a hearing that is sure to provoke some partisan fighting. While the Senate moved quickly […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Biden signs series of orders to tackle climate change | Republicans press Granholm on fossil fuels during confirmation hearing
HAPPY WEDNESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. IT’S […]
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EPA nominees may face challenging Senate confirmation path
Filling the top spot at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be one of the more challenging Senate confirmation efforts facing the incoming Biden administration as the team eyes picks that have been vocal Trump administration critics. The EPA is expected to play a vital role in a Biden administration […]
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Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts under 2020 cloud | News
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett starts Monday amid a very 2020 backdrop: Beset by COVID-19, sharply divided along political lines, conducted with the help of remote videoconferencing, with sweeping policies on health care, abortion and more hanging in the balance. Senate Republicans will press […]