Environmental Protection Agency

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

January 13, 2015 11:41 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

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January 12, 2015 1:53 pm

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

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January 8, 2015 9:17 pm

Sen. Jim Inhofe said he intends to use the Congressional Review Act to strike down a proposed rule limiting carbon emissions from power plants. (Getty/Larry French)

Energy and Environment

Senate environment panel to hit EPA regulations early and often

Zack Colman -

January 8, 2015 3:11 am

The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying finalization of rules for regulating emissions from new, existing and modified power plants until

Energy and Environment

EPA delays power plant rules

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January 7, 2015 6:58 pm

Cap-and-trade programs kill manufacturing jobs, according to new research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Beltway Confidential

Study: Cap-and-trade kills jobs

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January 5, 2015 6:24 pm

Energy and Environment

States to challenge Obama’s climate rules

Zack Colman -

January 5, 2015 10:00 am

Obama said in an NPR interview that he hasn't vetoed much legislation, partly because the Democratic-led Senate had blocked bills from the GOP-held House from getting to the president's desk. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Obama vows to use veto pen to defend environmental policies

Zack Colman -

December 29, 2014 4:49 pm

President Barack Obama speaks at the southern site of the Keystone XL pipeline on March 22, 2012 in Cushing, Oklahoma. Obama is pressing federal agencies to expedite the section of the Keystone XL pipeline between Oklahoma and the Gulf Coast. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

Republicans plan to attack Obama’s climate agenda early and often

Zack Colman -

December 27, 2014 10:00 am