Tag: Greenhouse Gases

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled to place limits on the Obama administrationâs authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from factories and power plants. (iStock Image)

Energy and Environment

Supreme Court limits EPA on some greenhouse gas emissions rules

Zack Colman · June 23, 2014 5:35 pm

The White House is preparing to expand protections for a swath of the Pacific Ocean that would bar energy development, fishing and other activity in the area. The epicenter is the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, a marine sanctuary designated in 2009 by former President George W. Bush, in the south-central Pacific Ocean. (Thinkstock)

Energy and Environment

White House floats expansion of Pacific Ocean sanctuary

Zack Colman · June 17, 2014 5:07 pm

Until the beginning of 2013, Ron Kirk was the United States' chief salesman abroad as the U.S. Trade Representative, which takes the lead on trade negotiations and exports. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Former U.S. trade representative talks nuclear

Zack Colman · June 11, 2014 6:37 pm

The Obama administration unveiled a plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly a third over the next 15 years, in a sweeping initiative to curb pollutants blamed for global warming. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Energy and Environment

Obama says he would like a price on carbon

Zack Colman · June 10, 2014 2:41 pm

A nonprofit energy research group is pushing back against a Washington Post report claiming that a "huge majority" of Americans support the White House's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from energy plants. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Energy research group: No, Washington Post, a ‘huge majority’ of Americans don’t support Obama’s energy standards

Becket Adams · June 10, 2014 1:30 pm

Energy and Environment

The surprising winner of the EPA’s power plant rules

Zack Colman · June 6, 2014 10:00 am

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Curbing carbon versus rationalizing recklessness

Steve Chapman · June 5, 2014 11:30 pm

A nonprofit energy research group is pushing back against a Washington Post report claiming that a "huge majority" of Americans support the White House's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from energy plants. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Natural gas, not location, key to state emissions cuts under EPA proposal

Zack Colman · June 4, 2014 2:11 am

The EPA proposal will require electricity-generating power plants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2030. (Thinkstock)

Energy and Environment

Proposed EPA rules fall short of environmentalists’ hopes

Zack Colman · June 3, 2014 12:41 am

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce Monday the first-ever carbon emissions limits on the nation's 1,600 power plants.ÃÂ (Thinkstock Image)

Energy and Environment

Seven things to know about the coming EPA power-plant rule

Zack Colman · May 30, 2014 5:29 pm

$Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has helped lower natural gas prices to about $4.50 per million British thermal units, pushing electric utilities to use more of it relative to coal and helping drive U.S. carbon emissions to its lowest levels in 20 years. (AP Photo)$ Economy

White House: Boom in oil and gas makes ‘significant contribution’ to economy

Zack Colman · May 29, 2014 4:30 pm

Energy and Environment

Cap-and-trade to get fresh look with EPA power plant rule

Zack Colman · May 28, 2014 9:00 am