BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials rejected a mining company’s bid for 1.3 million tons of coal beneath a national forest in Utah, marking the third proposed coal sale from public lands in the West to fall through this month. The failed sales mark a setback in President Donald Trump’s push to revive a coal…
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has used his second term in the White House to stymie development of wind and solar energy facilities that were a cornerstone of former President Joe Biden’s climate and energy agendas. Here is a timeline of actions his administration has taken to unravel federal support for clean…
A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire this year and is on the verge of surpassing 100,000 acres to become what’s officially known as a megafire. Nearly 900 personnel have been battling the Cram Fire about 100 miles (160.93 kilometers) southeast of Portland, and they have…
By Steve Gorman and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to increase entrance fees at U.S. national parks for visitors from other countries, even as his administration seeks to cut national park spending by more than a third. The additional revenue generated by higher fees from foreign tourists…