Top EPA contender draws fire
Senate Republicans are stepping up their complaints about the Environmental Protection Agency's top clean air official, Gina MCCarthy, as she emerges as President Barack Obama's likely pick to head the...
View ArticleKeystone for climate: Could Obama craft a horse trade?
President Barack Obama's pledge to combat climate change -- as his administration weighs a verdict on the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline -- has some analysts buzzing about a possible horse...
View ArticleNew carbon pollution rules could still be years away
When President Barack Obama unveils his broad plan for combating climate change on Tuesday, he is expected to tout new rules to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants.
View ArticleObama targets power plants in call for climate change action
President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to combat climate change, including setting in motion the stalled first limits on greenhouse gas pollution from existing power plants and...
View ArticleMoniz: CO2 could enhance US oil by millions of barrels a day (video)
The future of coal-fired power may lie in still-developing technology to capture the carbon dioxide it produces and put it to work in the oil field, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz suggested.
View ArticleSenator presses EPA to scrutinize refinery emissions
At least one senator wants the EPA to expand its focus on greenhouse emissions to include gases from refineries in addition to power plants.
View ArticleObama supporters defend go-slow approach on refiners
Obama administration supporters are defending the White House's decision to move on a slower track to limit refiners' greenhouse gas emissions, while focusing on reining in the carbon dioxide coming...
View ArticleEPA chief suggests no swift action on refinery pollution rules
Nearly two years after a legal deadline to impose new greenhouse gas limits for oil refineries, those rules are far from reality, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy signaled...
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