Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination in May, citing the billionaire's donations to Democrats and ties to Elon Musk. He was renominated last month and confirmed by a 67-30 Senate vote on Wednesday.
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President Trump made a similar proposal in his first term, but after facing political pushback, reversed himself and expanded a drilling ban.
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Researchers found our brains go through five distinct phases from birth to old age.
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson calls this one of the most devastating natural disasters in the state's history.
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A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed.
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The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant.
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Scientist Julie Jung set out on a hike along the Great Salt Lake to find nematodes. She ended up discovering a new species.
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With the help of artificial intelligence, mammograms could become a powerful tool to determine future risk for breast cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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This year's Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of the Earth is warming faster than the global average, leading to melting glaciers, shifting fish populations, and rivers running orange.
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After the hurricane in Jamaica, the government had a pot of money to help rebuild, called the Catastrophe Bonds payout.
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An animal not seen in Ohio in over a century, the fisher, has been spotted on a local wildlife camera. The sighting has raised hopes that the native mammal is naturally returning to the state.
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The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th.
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There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.