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How Rick Perry Became A Key Figure In The Trump Impeachment Probe

Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced last week that he will leave his position by the end of the year. Perry urged President Trump to make the July phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that's at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Trump Impeachment Inquiry

How Rick Perry Became A Key Figure In The Trump Impeachment Probe

October 24, 2019 • Energy Secretary Rick Perry urged President Trump to make that now-infamous July phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. But what's Perry's connection to Ukraine?

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Trump Administration Reverses Standards For Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs

The Energy Department is reversing energy-efficiency standards for lightbulbs that were set to take effect next year. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption

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Trump Administration Reverses Standards For Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs

September 4, 2019 • The standards were set to go into effect in January and gradually phase out incandescent and halogen bulbs used for items such as bathroom vanities, recessed lighting and candle-shape lights.

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U.S. Predicted To Be Net Energy Exporter In Next Decade; First Time Since 1950s

April 15, 2015 • Citing a boom in natural gas and shifts in demand, the Energy Information Administration says the U.S. could stop being a net energy importer "sometime between 2020 and 2030."

The Two-Way

Federal Court Says U.S. Must Complete Yucca Mountain Review

August 13, 2013 • The Nuclear Regulatory Commission stopped its review process when the Obama administration ditched the project. The court ruled the move was illegal.

The Two-Way

Obama Taps Nominees For EPA, Budget Office And Energy Department

March 4, 2013 • The president continues to fill vacancies in his cabinet that have been created by second-term departures. All three are subject to Senate confirmation.

It's All Politics

Report Tells Of Energy Department Ties To Obama Fundraisers

September 29, 2011 • It obviously seemed like a good idea at the time to some Obama administration officials to have a major fundraiser for the president working inside the Energy Department to supervise the career employees who reviewed the applications for federally backed green-energy loans. In hindsight, however, that may seem like a case of borrowing trouble.

It's All Politics

Can Congress Match Wits With A Nobel-Prize Winning Physicist?

March 17, 2011 • It's probably unnecessary to point out that Nobel laureate physicist Steven Chu, President Obama's energy secretary, is scary smart but in an approachable way. That came through in his appearance Wednesday when he parried questions from lawmakers.

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