Senate Committee On Environment And Public Works

The law authorizes billions of dollars for state-level projects aimed at improving the nation's rivers, harbors, and drinking water.

Aurelia Skipwith is a biologist and lawyer who's been with the Department of the Interior since April of 2017.

Two of the three invited scientists agreed with the rule, even though other evidence suggests most scientists are against it.

Half the senators lobbed the EPA chief softball questions; the other half blasted his attempts at deregulation.

The agency, which is in talks with states that have stricter fuel standards, expects to reach a decision on those potential changes by April.