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This April 29, 2019 file photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows a grizzly bear and a cub along the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. U.S. wildlife officials on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states. (Frank van Manen/The United States Geological Survey via AP,File)

U.S. may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzlies

By Matthew Brown - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his budget proposal in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. California faces a projected budget deficit of $22.5 billion for the coming fiscal year, Newsom announced Tuesday, just days into his second term. It’s a sharp turnaround from last year’s $98 billion surplus. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas)

California reverses course, won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

Icicles coat and hang off an electrical line after a few days of sleet and snow, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas power woes linger as Arctic air heads for New England

Associated Press

North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

U.S. has failed to halt North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons

By Joseph R. DeTrani

Sen. Joe Manchin talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 19, 2023. Senior Democratic lawmakers have turned sharply more critical of President Joe Biden’s handling of classified materials after the FBI discovered additional items with classified markings at Biden’s home. Manchin is urging the president to tell the public, “‘Look, I was irresponsible.”‘ (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) **FILE**

Manchin scolds Biden energy official as administration bends climate law: ‘Quit fighting us’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

John Kerry, United States special presidential envoy for climate, takes part in a discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) **FILE**

House Republicans launch probe into Biden climate envoy John Kerry

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ** FILE **

Manchin: Feds ‘not taking my gas stove,’ files bill to protect appliance

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a news conference on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Miami, where he spoke of new law enforcement legislation that will be introduced during the upcoming session. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) **FILE**

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushes sales-tax exemption for gas stoves

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Traffic sits at a standstill along westbound I-20 near Cedar Ridge Drive and Loop 408 in Dallas, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP) ** FILE **

Winter storm causes 3rd day of dangerous, icy conditions

Associated Press

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in red, leaves her office before presenting the federal budget for the financial year 2023-24 in the parliament in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India’s finance minister announces new clean energy funds

Associated Press

China Dominance in the Rare Earth Minerals Market Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden admin closes off mining in Minnesota, authorizes mining in the Congo

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

The U.S. population is heading south for the first time in history

FILE - A worker with the Pebble Mine project digs in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska near the village of Iliamma, Alaska, July 13, 2007. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a decision Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, that would block plans for the proposed Pebble Mine, a copper and gold project in southwest Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Feds use rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan

By Becky Bohrer and Patrick Whittle - Associated Press

President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, after returning from New York. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden bungles promotion of electric vehicle tax credits

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

A rare fragment of a Dodo femur bone is displayed for photographs next to an image of a member of the extinct bird species at Christie's auction house's premises in London, March 27, 2013. Colossal Biosciences has raised an additional $150 million from investors to develop genetic technologies that the company claims will help to bring back some extinct species, including the dodo and the woolly mammoth. Other scientists are skeptical that such feats are really possible, or even advisable for conservation. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Dallas ‘de-extinction’ firm announces plans to bring back the dodo bird

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., leads the panel during an organizational meeting for the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP warns against ‘massive subsidies and rigging regulations’ in favor of clean energy

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Passengers coming from China pass by a COVID-19 testing center at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, on Jan. 14, 2023. South Korea says it will continue to restrict the entry of short-term travelers from China through the end of February over concerns that the spread of COVID-19 in that country may worsen following the Lunar New Year’s holidays. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

WHO says COVID-19 remains an international emergency but is at transition point

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and natural gas illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

We can’t let climate activists politicize FERC

By Timothy Lee

In this Feb. 1, 2021 file photo, emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Independence, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Conservative climate groups hold House GOP’s feet to the fire on energy, climate agenda

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

A resident of Salinas, considered one of the most contaminated towns in Puerto Rico, waits for a meeting with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials to start, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Salinas, Puerto Rico. Emboldened by the attention that the federal government has now placed in Salinas, communities are demanding a massive clean-up and penalties for those contaminating a region where residents have long complained about health conditions. (AP Photo/Danica Coto).

Puerto Rico’s southern region fights for cleaner air, water

By Danica Coto - Associated Press