AP - In a sharp challenge to the Obama administration, House Republicans intend to unveil legislation Wednesday to ban the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating...
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EPA chief Lisa Jackson slams bills to block climate rules, affirms Obama's veto threat
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson on Wednesday attacked bills piling up in Congress that would block the agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse...
Intel the biggest buyer of renewable energy in the U.S., EPA report says
Intel Corporation remains the top purchaser of renewable energy in the U.S., nearly doubling the amount of green energy credits it will buy in 2011 to more than 2.5...
EPA plans first rules ever on rocket fuel ingredient perchlorate in drinking water
The Obama administration announced on Wednesday that it planned to regulate toxic substances in drinking water more strictly and would issue the first limits ever on...
Brazil going ahead with 3.7 mile, 11 GW 'monster dam'
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Brazil is going ahead with the construction of the giant Bel Monte hydroelectric dam despite 30 years of campaigning by opponents who say...
California court clouds cap-and-trade outlook
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A San Francisco judge has tentatively ruled that California did not adequately consider alternatives to creating a carbon market, a decision...
Business lobby pushes drilling and green energy
The business lobby, derided by environmentalists for opposing last year's climate change bill, put out an energy plan Tuesday that drew praise from fossil energy...
Gingrich's support for ethanol subsidies brings out the knives at WSJ
There is apparently no official Republican position on ethanol subsidies. The other day, the party's 2008 presidential nominee, John McCain, said that...
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