Tag: Energy and Environment

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's reminder clashes with Russian President Vladimir Putin's denial of responsibility for the incident. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Energy and Environment

State attorneys general lend Trump legal advice on leaving climate deal

John Siciliano · May 24, 2017 9:04 pm

Groups urged a federal appeals court to shut down a legal case over the Clean Power Plan. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Energy and Environment

Environmentalists change their tune on Obama climate plan

John Siciliano · May 15, 2017 10:52 pm

The Energy Independence and Economic Growth Executive Order signed March 28 has been given the most attention for beginning the process of rolling back the centerpiece of former President Barack Obama's climate agenda, called the Clean Power Plan. (Bloomberg News Photo)

Energy and Environment

Trump’s energy plan coming one deadline at a time

John Siciliano · May 15, 2017 4:01 am

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue, declares that ‘ethanol is here to stay’

Philip Wegmann · May 8, 2017 3:05 pm

A number of Democrats had been pressing Pruitt to recuse himself during his long confirmation process. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Energy and Environment

EPA’s Pruitt recuses himself from lawsuits opposing Obama rules

John Siciliano · May 5, 2017 11:34 pm

today's most productive energy workers are in coal and natural gas, not solar. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)

Beltway Confidential

Today’s most productive energy workers are in coal and gas, not solar

Mark J. Perry · May 3, 2017 7:19 pm

The EPA declared last night that the website will begin going through a series of updates to reflect the president's new direction. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Energy and Environment

EPA begins scrubbing Obama’s climate legacy from website amid protests

John Siciliano · April 29, 2017 6:46 pm

A group of 28 states, and more than 100 industry groups and companies, had sued the EPA over the Clean Power Plan. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Energy and Environment

Court delivers Trump victory on climate rule

John Siciliano · April 28, 2017 4:22 pm

Saturday is Earth Day, the near 50-year-old trademark of the environmental movement. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Energy and Environment

EPA’s Pruitt makes Earth Day about ‘sensible’ regulations

John Siciliano · April 22, 2017 3:45 am

The lack of a quorum since February has prevented FERC from making major decisions regarding applications for crucial infrastructure development and improvement across the energy sector. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)

Energy and Environment

FERC needs a quorum

donald-santa, Barry Russell, toby-mack, Dave McCurdy, dena-wiggins · April 21, 2017 4:04 am

Agency chief visits coal-fired power plant that was expected to close under Obama's environmental regulations. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Energy and Environment

Pruitt: EPA no longer about killing off coal

John Siciliano · April 20, 2017 6:43 pm

Energy and Environment

President Trump, daughter Ivanka to call NASA astronaut in space from Oval Office

Caitlin Yilek · April 19, 2017 1:47 pm