Author Archive
Management
With Staff Changes, EPA Sharpens Climate Focus
New lineup will help implement the President's Climate Action Plan.
Oversight
Bill Could Stifle EPA Power-Plant Regulations
Coal state lawmakers want to require congressional approval of rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
Tech
Why and How Obama Will (Probably) Approve Keystone XL
The test the president laid out for the controversial pipeline wasn't a prelude to rejecting it -- just the opposite.
Oversight
Analysis: Can We Regulate Our Way Out of Climate Change?
It isn’t his first choice, but absent a climate bill, Obama is prepared to fight warming through his EPA.
Management
Obama's Last Hope for Climate Change: EPA
The president is getting serious about regulatory changes.
Management
Energy Department Weighs Permits for Exporting Natural Gas
Obama proposes cutting program's budget, despite so many applications.
Oversight
GOP Forces Gridlock Over Obama’s Nominees for EPA, Labor
Senate confirmation ritual gives minority party big influence.
Oversight
What the Senate Energy Panel Would Look Like Under Chairwoman Landrieu
Landrieu is one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate on energy issues.
Tech
Energy Nominee Blocked Over Cuts at S.C. Nuclear-Waste Plant
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham defends plutonium reprocessing in his state.
Oversight
Besieged Regulator Appointed to Nuclear-Weapons Panel
Gregory Jaczko resigned from the NRC amid allegations he was a bully.
Oversight
Senator to Grill Obama's Energy Nominee on Nuclear-Waste Site
History between Sen. Ron Wyden and Ernest Moniz dates back to the 1990s.
Oversight
After the Sequester, Government Shutdown Looms
The continuing resolution keeping government open expires on March 27.
Oversight
Senate Democrats Prepare to Defend Obama's Climate-Change Rules
The president is expected to pick Gina McCarthy to head EPA.
Oversight
Super Bowl blackout could add momentum to energy policy, lawmaker says
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, says Hispanic vote spurred immigration reform.
Oversight
Democratic senators pass torch to EPA on climate change
'There doesn't have to be a bill,' Sen. Boxer says. 'EPA has the authority...'
Oversight
Protesters, security forces clash in Charlotte
Standoff blocks roads that were not expected to be closed.
Tech
Isaac prompts loan from petroleum reserve
The Energy Department has loaned oil in similar, emergency-type situations eight previous times.
Oversight
Science, politics collide over extreme weather, climate change
Most scientists agree a warmer planet will see more extreme-weather events.
Management
Sierra Club hires EPA official felled by 'crucify' comments
Al Armendariz will help the group's campaign against coal.
