Wright, the founder of a fracking firm, testified that he would back all forms of low-carbon energy as well as gas, oil and coal.

Most Democrats indicated that they would likely not try to block Chris Wright's confirmation, instead asking about areas of possible cooperation.

Colorado energy entrepreneur and President-Elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright faced a Senate panel for his confirmation hearing Thursday. Critics on the panel pressed Wright on possible conflicts of interest and whether he would avoid the appearance of impropriety.

The Colorado energy executive called climate change a global issue but stood by past comments on wildfire risk as ‘hype’

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for energy secretary, will lay out his three immediate goals during the Wednesday morning

Donald Trump's pick for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, will appear before the Senate Energy Committee on Wednesday morning around 10:00 a.m. Wright is the CEO of Liberty Energy, one of the biggest fracking companies in the U.

President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Energy Department Chris Wright walked a fine line Wednesday as he called climate change "a real and global phenomenon" but remained skeptical during his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing.

During his confirmation hearings on Wednesday, oil and gas executive Chris Wright denied the link between climate change and worsening wildfires. Chris Wright, an oil and gas executive who’s Donald Trump’s nominee for Energy Secretary,

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also acknowl

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