After a rocky week of debate, the Senate passed the annual defense authorization bill last night, with a number of environmental and energy-related provisions in tow.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) this week introduced legislation aimed at addressing cybersecurity threats to the U.S. electric grid.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) this week introduced legislation aimed at addressing cybersecurity threats to the U.S. electric grid.

Senate lawmakers pressed forward with another procedural vote on the National Defense Authorization Act yesterday, with provisions on chemical contamination and energy security set to make it into the final version of the bill.

Democrats are questioning whether President Trump's nominee to head U.S. EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance has already started doing the work ahead of Senate confirmation to the position.