Financier Howard Lutnick told senators the department would meet its oil and gas priorities and that fisheries policies "must put Americans first."
Officials have transitioned to a "recovery effort" to find the bodies of the 67 people believed to have died in the crash near Reagan Airport near DC.
The agency expects a minor or greater geomagnetic storm—a disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field—on Saturday, which increases the likelihood of northern lights displays being visible to more people, as the effects of a recent coronal mass ejection reach Earth, according to NOAA’s three-day forecast.
We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” said John Donnelly, the fire chief in the nation’s capital.
The aurora borealis is back and is expected to be visible in more than 10 states. See which states will have the best views.
Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.
The arctic blast is expected to affect millions of people across the United States with brisk winds, and dangerously cold wind chills expected to dip as low as 30 to 55 degrees below zero, says the NO
The effects of a coronal mass ejection—a bubble of plasma that bursts from the sun’s surface—will likely impact Earth’s magnetic field on Saturday, bringing the northern lights to several northern U.S. states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The states that will likely see the natural light phenomenon, known as the Aurora Borealis, are Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.
The unusual holes in the ocean didn't reveal an underwater volcano or some hydrothermal vents, but rather something remarkable.
Authorities believe there are no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.