The Interior Department announced yesterday that offshore regulatory director Scott Angelle will chair the Royalty Policy Committee, an advisory group weighing in on royalty rates and rule changes.

The Trump administration this week inched closer toward expediting the permitting process for oil, gas and mineral projects on federal forest lands.

Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans have settled in Florida since Hurricane Maria desolated the Caribbean.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador faces tough challenges in the coming months.

At a high-stakes media event on climate policies, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) declared that he would not raise the cost of energy on Alaskans.