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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Dems blast bill to block climate rule
‘Misguided and unfortunate’: That’s Rep. Frank Pallone’s (D-N.J.) assessment of the GOP’s bill intended to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rule…
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Senate Democrats say McConnell ‘staying behind’ on climate rules
Senate Democrats are fighting back against Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s ploy to get governors to opt out of the EPA’s climate rules for power plants, by telling them how his home stat…
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What do green activists think about Hillary Clinton?
Notwithstanding The Washington Post’s inevitable jokes about “fedoras, flannel shirts and beards” outside Hillary Clinton’s campaign office “in the midst of hipster-cool downtown Brooklyn,�…
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Obama administration proposes new safety regulations for offshore oil and gas development
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly five years after the Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement…
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A review of McConnells first 100 days
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 15, the McConnell Senate will hit a significant legislative benchmark: 100 days. The first 100 days of Mitch McConnell’s leadership of the U.S. Senate has been a failur…
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Hillary Clinton can’t coast on her belief in climate science
This weekend, Hillary Clinton reportedly will announce her candidacy for president. In doing so, she will be the only legitimate contender for the White House—declared or presumptive—who embraces…
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Lowes commits to decisive action to protect bees and other pollinators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth, Domini Social Investments and Trillium Asset Management praised Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) for making a commitment to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides — a…
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Has Obama been a green President?
Environmentalists claim Obama hasn’t done enough to address climate change, citing issues such as fossil fuel exports Has Obama been a green President? Al Jazeera America, 4/7/2015
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Life After Keystone: The Future of the Climate Movement When the Pipeline Battle Ends
President Obama could reject or approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline any day, week or month now. And as a decision looms, environmentalists face a daunting question: Can they recreate the ki…
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Urged To Review Procedures
An environmental group is calling on the head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reverse a staff decision and review the installation of faulty steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear power pl…