The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced the presence of the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.

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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency, while the Senate Energy and Natural Resources panel backed formed North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department and business executive Chris Wright to be Energy secretary.

Hegseth’s nomination: Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, survived a crucial procedural vote that moved his bid to the full Senate. Fifty-one Republicans supported advancing his nomination; Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joined Democrats in opposition. A final vote is expected Friday evening. Read more ›

Follow updates and coverage on Trump's administration as the president addresses the World Economic Forum and the Senate considers Trump Cabinet nominees.

While acknowledging President Donald Trump’s recent penchant for throwing in a wild card or two (or three) when choosing candidates to fill positions in his administration, legal experts have little doubt that by the end of his second term there will be more judges on the federal bench skeptical of government efforts to regulate the marketplace and limit property rights.

In his telling, the terrorist attacks were akin to God’s rebuke of the biblical nation of Israel, and they happened because God wanted the United States to revert to a time before legalized ...

With energy costs remaining a top concern for Americans, see how your state's average utility bills compare to the rest of the nation.

Ark., and President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency discussed the administrator's priorities during a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

The case involves an unvaccinated child who had recently traveled internationally, the state department of health said

Maryland joined a coalition of 17 states to defend the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act, which established the nation's first drinking water standards limiting the amount of PFAS chemicals.

A coalition of 18 state attorneys general, led by Kwame Raoul, supports an EPA rule establishing the first nationwide standards for PFAS in drinking water.