Tag: Power Plants

In January, a shortage of propane in the Midwest caused prices to surge upwards to near $5 a gallon in some markets. Propane prices this winter are projected to fall 27 percent. (Getty/Scott Olson)

Energy and Environment

Winter heating bills to drop

Zack Colman · October 7, 2014 8:40 pm

Europe doesn't want as much coal anymore, and that's lowering United States exports, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Energy and Environment

Coal exports fall 16 percent this year

Zack Colman · October 3, 2014 2:12 pm

Power plants are the largest source of emissions, sending roughly 2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and comprising 32 percent of the nation's emissions. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

EPA: Emissions from power plants up, fracking down

Zack Colman · September 30, 2014 4:48 pm

EPA signs off on power plant proposal

Washington Examiner · September 26, 2014 11:44 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy talks at a policy leadership forum on energy and environmental issues on Thursday at the Resources for the Future think tank in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Energy and Environment

EPA chief: Power plant rule could see ‘adjustments’

Zack Colman · September 25, 2014 4:58 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy made allusions to past innovation in the United States, such as measures to reduce pollutants that were destroying the ozone layer and NASA space missions, to support her claims that regulations to ratchet down greenhouse gas emissions could be a positive, disruptive force. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

EPA chief McCarthy: Climate regulations good for economy

Zack Colman · September 25, 2014 4:04 pm

Rhea Suh will take over for outgoing NRDC president Frances Beinecke in January. (Getty File Photo/Ethan Miller)

Energy and Environment

Top environmental group names new chief

Zack Colman · September 17, 2014 8:34 pm

Some top GOP priorities that would likely clear a Republican-held Senate have already passed the House this session. Those include faster green-lighting of liquefied natural gas exports and approving the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline. Opening public lands to more drilling and scuttling EPA carbon emission rules all would likely top the agenda of a GOP-controlled Congress.Â (Photo by David McNew/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

House energy votes double as post-election GOP wish list

Zack Colman · September 17, 2014 9:00 am

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Energy and Environment

EPA extends comment period for power plant rule

Zack Colman · September 16, 2014 5:52 pm

A report says 13 percent of coal-fired generation will come offline in 2025, which raises concerns about having enough electricity supply to meet demand in certain situations, potentially increasing instances of blackouts.ÃÂ (iStock image)

Energy and Environment

GAO: More coal power plants to close than expected

Zack Colman · September 16, 2014 12:59 pm

Energy and Environment

U.N. climate summits attracts 120 heads of state

Zack Colman · September 15, 2014 12:47 pm

Officials from six states want the Environmental Protection Agency to extend the comment period for its proposed carbon emissions regulation for power plants. (iStock Photo)

Energy and Environment

States to EPA: We need more time for power plant rule comments

Zack Colman · September 12, 2014 3:44 pm