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Oversight
Lisa Jackson stepping down as EPA head
The agency under her lead has drawn criticism for major regulatory actions.
Oversight
What's new in Obama's second-term goals?
Some represent new policy ideas and some are repackaged aims that had previously been announced.
Management
Arctic drilling might wait until 2013, Interior Secretary Salazar says
Shell Oil agrees delay is likely.
Tech
Insiders: GOP won’t stop Pentagon’s green-energy push
Most surveyed by National Journal believe biofuels will survive opposition.
Defense
Nuclear agency chairman stepping down
Gregory Jaczko is resigning, effective upon the confirmation of a successor, reports say.
Defense
New FBI probe of bomb plot highlights administration’s tough stance on leaks
Bureau is trying to identify which officials spoke to reporters about the foiled attack.
Management
TransCanada reapplies for Keystone permit
Political debate over the pipeline will likely reignite.
Oversight
Power struggle at watchdog agency could undermine nuclear-plant safety
Lawmakers overseeing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission continue to raise questions about whether it is functioning effectively.
Oversight
Two more nuclear reactors approved by NRC
Commission has started issuing licenses after a 34-year hiatus.
Tech
Nuclear commission issues first Fukushima safety orders
Operators of the 104 U.S. nuclear reactors will have till the end of 2016 to comply with updated requirements.
Oversight
Interior budget boosts oversight of offshore drilling
Obama again proposes ending tax breaks for oil and gas companies.
Tech
U.S. approves first new nuclear reactors in decades
Atlanta-based Southern Company gets green light to begin construction of two new reactors at its Vogtle plant in Georgia.
Oversight
Criminal charges for Gulf spill reportedly readied against BP
Charges would be focused on BP employees, including several Houston-based engineers, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
News
State Department's rerouting plan could kill Keystone pipeline
The move delays project until at least 2013 -- after the next presidential election.
News
Interior Department plan will include more Gulf, Alaska leases
President attempts delicate balance of trying to appease drilling proponents while avoiding the ire of environmentalists.
News
Gang of Six members: Super committee can still ‘go big’
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., push a $4 trillion deficit reduction plan, instead of the $1.2 trillion the super committee has been tasked with cutting.
Oversight
Senators: Time to end government 'budget gimmicks'
Republicans Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Olympia Snowe of Maine take aim at "culture of fiscal corruption" in Washington.
Defense
U.N. report: Detainees 'systematically' tortured by Afghan authorities
Report notes that Afghan security forces are trained and funded by the international community.
News
Officials: Secret panel decided on Awlaki killing
Run-up to militant's death has been questioned by critics who say that there was no due process in his targeted killing.
