The dunes sagebrush lizard, found only in the oil-rich Permian Basin, was classified as endangered two years ago.

Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after a $14.2 million repair project.

The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.

The lawsuit argues that it is illegal to pay the French energy giant TotalEnergies $795 million to cancel a planned wind farm off New York.