Scott Pruitt Is Seen Cutting the E.P.A. With a Scalpel, Not a Cleaver President Trump’s nominee, who is expected to be confirmed this week, knows as well as anyone the legal limits on deregulation. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Scott Pruitt, Trump’s E.P.A. Pick, Is Approved by Senate Committee With Democratic senators again boycotting the confirmation process, the divisive nomination was sent to the full Senate. By CORAL DAVENPORT
2 G.O.P. Senators to Vote Against Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins rejected the nomination, meaning Vice President Mike Pence may have to break a tie in a confirmation vote. By YAMICHE ALCINDOR and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
What Trump Can and Can’t Do to Dismantle Obama’s Climate Rules Some Obama-era policies can be quickly reversed, but the most sweeping climate rules may take years to dismantle, perhaps longer than one presidential term. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Federal Agencies Told to Halt External Communications A temporary freeze in at least four departments was ordered while the Trump administration puts political appointees into position. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Trump Revives Keystone Pipeline Rejected by Obama The new president continued dismantling his predecessor’s policies by clearing the way for a project at the heart of the battle over climate change. By PETER BAKER and CORAL DAVENPORT
With Trump in Charge, Climate Change References Purged From Website The digital change, which flashed into place at noon on Friday, immediately placed into sharp relief some of the starkest differences between the old president and the new. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Rick Perry Regrets Call to Close Energy Department When he was running for president, Mr. Perry said the department should be shut down. He takes a different view, now that he has been picked to run it. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Hearing Briefing 8 Highlights from the Confirmation Hearings Mr. Perry, Donald J. Trump’s choice for energy secretary, told senators he believed in climate change caused by humans. By ALAN RAPPEPORT, CORAL DAVENPORT and JOHN SCHWARTZ
‘Learning Curve’ as Rick Perry Pursues a Job He Initially Misunderstood Mr. Perry had believed that, as energy secretary, he would be a global ambassador for oil and gas. In reality, he would be overseeing nuclear weapons. By CORAL DAVENPORT and DAVID E. SANGER
Scott Pruitt, Testifying to Lead E.P.A., Criticizes Environmental Rules Mr. Pruitt, Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the E.P.A., offered his vision of a more restrained agency at his confirmation hearing. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Scott Pruitt, Trump’s E.P.A. Pick, Backed Industry Donors Over Regulators If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Pruitt could be in charge of policing industries that have long helped advance his political career. By ERIC LIPTON and CORAL DAVENPORT
E.P.A. Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Secretly Violating Emissions Standards Federal regulators said the automaker used secret software that allowed more than 100,000 vehicles to emit illegal levels of harmful pollutants. By HIROKO TABUCHI
Obama Designates Two New National Monuments, Protecting 1.65 Million Acres The monuments are Mr. Obama’s latest effort to protect public lands and waters from development and to nail down his environmental legacy before leaving office. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Obama Bans Drilling in Parts of the Atlantic and the Arctic The president called his action a permanent ban, but Donald J. Trump and a Republican Congress will be able to roll back some recent environmental rules. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Obama Expected to Ban Offshore Drilling in Some Federal Waters Mr. Obama may use his executive authority to permanently ban new offshore drilling in parts of federally owned waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Climate Change and the Incoming Trump Government The people President-elect Donald J. Trump has chosen for his administration and the influence they could have over climate change. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Trump Is Said to Offer Interior Job to Ryan Zinke, Montana Lawmaker Mr. Zinke, a former Navy SEAL commander, would be charged with carrying out the aggressive pro-drilling agenda championed by the president-elect. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Reversing Course, E.P.A. Says Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water The agency’s report comes as President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to expand the gas and oil extraction technique and roll back existing regulations on the process. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Rick Perry, Ex-Governor of Texas, Is Trump’s Pick as Energy Secretary Mr. Perry is an enthusiastic supporter of oil and gas extraction, but the Energy Department is far more focused on national security and basic science. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Scott Pruitt Is Seen Cutting the E.P.A. With a Scalpel, Not a Cleaver President Trump’s nominee, who is expected to be confirmed this week, knows as well as anyone the legal limits on deregulation. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Scott Pruitt, Trump’s E.P.A. Pick, Is Approved by Senate Committee With Democratic senators again boycotting the confirmation process, the divisive nomination was sent to the full Senate. By CORAL DAVENPORT
2 G.O.P. Senators to Vote Against Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins rejected the nomination, meaning Vice President Mike Pence may have to break a tie in a confirmation vote. By YAMICHE ALCINDOR and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
What Trump Can and Can’t Do to Dismantle Obama’s Climate Rules Some Obama-era policies can be quickly reversed, but the most sweeping climate rules may take years to dismantle, perhaps longer than one presidential term. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Federal Agencies Told to Halt External Communications A temporary freeze in at least four departments was ordered while the Trump administration puts political appointees into position. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Trump Revives Keystone Pipeline Rejected by Obama The new president continued dismantling his predecessor’s policies by clearing the way for a project at the heart of the battle over climate change. By PETER BAKER and CORAL DAVENPORT
With Trump in Charge, Climate Change References Purged From Website The digital change, which flashed into place at noon on Friday, immediately placed into sharp relief some of the starkest differences between the old president and the new. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Rick Perry Regrets Call to Close Energy Department When he was running for president, Mr. Perry said the department should be shut down. He takes a different view, now that he has been picked to run it. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Hearing Briefing 8 Highlights from the Confirmation Hearings Mr. Perry, Donald J. Trump’s choice for energy secretary, told senators he believed in climate change caused by humans. By ALAN RAPPEPORT, CORAL DAVENPORT and JOHN SCHWARTZ
‘Learning Curve’ as Rick Perry Pursues a Job He Initially Misunderstood Mr. Perry had believed that, as energy secretary, he would be a global ambassador for oil and gas. In reality, he would be overseeing nuclear weapons. By CORAL DAVENPORT and DAVID E. SANGER
Scott Pruitt, Testifying to Lead E.P.A., Criticizes Environmental Rules Mr. Pruitt, Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the E.P.A., offered his vision of a more restrained agency at his confirmation hearing. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Scott Pruitt, Trump’s E.P.A. Pick, Backed Industry Donors Over Regulators If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Pruitt could be in charge of policing industries that have long helped advance his political career. By ERIC LIPTON and CORAL DAVENPORT
E.P.A. Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Secretly Violating Emissions Standards Federal regulators said the automaker used secret software that allowed more than 100,000 vehicles to emit illegal levels of harmful pollutants. By HIROKO TABUCHI
Obama Designates Two New National Monuments, Protecting 1.65 Million Acres The monuments are Mr. Obama’s latest effort to protect public lands and waters from development and to nail down his environmental legacy before leaving office. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Obama Bans Drilling in Parts of the Atlantic and the Arctic The president called his action a permanent ban, but Donald J. Trump and a Republican Congress will be able to roll back some recent environmental rules. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Obama Expected to Ban Offshore Drilling in Some Federal Waters Mr. Obama may use his executive authority to permanently ban new offshore drilling in parts of federally owned waters in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Climate Change and the Incoming Trump Government The people President-elect Donald J. Trump has chosen for his administration and the influence they could have over climate change. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Trump Is Said to Offer Interior Job to Ryan Zinke, Montana Lawmaker Mr. Zinke, a former Navy SEAL commander, would be charged with carrying out the aggressive pro-drilling agenda championed by the president-elect. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Reversing Course, E.P.A. Says Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water The agency’s report comes as President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to expand the gas and oil extraction technique and roll back existing regulations on the process. By CORAL DAVENPORT
Rick Perry, Ex-Governor of Texas, Is Trump’s Pick as Energy Secretary Mr. Perry is an enthusiastic supporter of oil and gas extraction, but the Energy Department is far more focused on national security and basic science. By CORAL DAVENPORT
