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The Obama administration is planning to roll out regulations governing oil and gas sector emissions of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, as early as this week in an effort to curb climate change, according to a report. (AP File)

Energy and Environment

White House to propose methane rules

Zack Colman · January 13, 2015 11:41 pm

Acting Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Mike Boots speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative's 10th annual meeting on Sept. 22, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

Top Obama environmental adviser leaving

Zack Colman · January 13, 2015 10:09 pm

Minority Whip Dick Durbin took shots at the GOP as debate continued on a bill authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, in which Democrats plan to offer an amendment putting Republicans on record regarding climate change.

Energy and Environment

Top Senate Dem: GOP ‘only major political party’ denying climate science

Zack Colman · January 13, 2015 4:01 pm

Only a few amendments have been filed so far on the Keystone bill, which President Obama has vowed to veto. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Energy and Environment

Keystone XL amendments begin to take shape

Zack Colman · January 13, 2015 1:49 am

Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal said that the days of $100 per barrel oil are over, though he noted prices could rise from their current levels. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Saudi prince: Days of $100 per barrel oil are over

Zack Colman · January 12, 2015 2:27 pm

Forty-four percent of Republican voters support a proposed EPA regulation to limit carbon emissions from power plants, and 56 percent back the idea of regulation carbon in general, the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication said. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

GOP voters split on EPA carbon rule

Zack Colman · January 12, 2015 1:53 pm

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Black gold starts to tarnish energy firms

Zack Colman · January 12, 2015 10:00 am

Increase in federal gas tax on the table

Increase in federal gas tax on the table

Zack Colman · January 10, 2015 5:00 pm

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee sent a bill to the floor Thursday authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline. (Bloomberg photo)

Energy and Environment

House OKs Keystone XL, Senate vote on deck

Zack Colman · January 9, 2015 6:37 pm

Energy and Environment

Nebraska high court tosses Keystone XL challenge

Zack Colman, Justin Green · January 9, 2015 3:44 pm

Dems aim to put GOP on spot on climate change

Energy and Environment

Dems aim to put GOP on spot on climate change

Zack Colman · January 9, 2015 10:00 am

The letter is a setback forÂ Sens. LisaÂ Murkowski, R-Alaska., (pictured above) and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who negotiated the 357-page bill over several months with input from other lawmakers and several hearings.Â Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

Murkowski plans for comprehensive energy bill

Zack Colman · January 8, 2015 9:17 pm