DeFazio, Grijalva battle for top spot on Natural Resources panel
Liberal firebrands will go head-to-head if Markey moves on to Senate.
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New Energy secretary a shift from Chu
Ernest Moniz is taking a less aggressive tack with Congress than his predecessor.
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Group: State Department inspector general is probing Keystone pipeline review
A liberal watchdog group says the State Department’s inspector general (IG) is probing possible conflicts of interest in the federal environmental review of the proposed Keystone ...
Senators jump onboard toxic chemical bill
Four senators are adding themselves to a bipartisan pack of lawmakers who support new toxic chemical regulation.
They join the 16 other senators co-sponsoring a bill unveiled this ...
Sen. Kaine doesn’t expect White House veto of Atlantic offshore drilling bill
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told The Hill that he doesn’t think President Obama would veto his bill to authorize oil and gas drilling off Virginia’s coast.
“I’m not expecting ...
Sen. Kaine doesn’t expect White House veto of Atlantic offshore drilling bill
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told The Hill that he doesn’t think President Obama would veto his bill to authorize oil and gas drilling off Virginia’s coast.
“I’m not expecting ...
News bites: Iran hacks U.S. energy firms, big pay day for Chesapeake chief, and more
Iranian hackers have ramped up cyberattacks on energy firms in the United States, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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First 100,000 Keystone comments reveal intensity of fight over oil sands pipeline
The State Department has begun making available over 1.2 million public comments on the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Interior chief on the road, efficiency stirrings in Senate, and more
STATE OF PLAY: Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will spend her second day in Portland, Ore., on Friday, where she'll announce new cooperation on energy with state officials.“Jewell ...
Tesla CEO Musk: ‘Reframe’ climate argument
Tesla Automotive CEO and co-founder Elon Musk said climate advocates need to “reframe” the argument on climate science.
Musk, whose electric car firm repaid its $465 million ...
Senators, green groups spar on fracking
The contentious debate on whether hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, contaminates drinking water bubbled to the surface Thursday during a Senate panel discussion.
Sen. Mary Landrieu ...
GOP lawmakers question nuclear commission’s cost calculus
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) should be investigated for the way it estimates new costs stemming from regulations and requirements, according to two prominent Republicans. ...
GOP lawmakers question nuclear commission’s cost calculus
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) should be investigated for the way it estimates new costs stemming from regulations and requirements, according to two prominent Republicans. ...
Keep climate change out of Keystone decision, GOP warns in letter to Obama
Rumors have long swirled that Obama might link approval of the pipeline to policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Lawmakers form public transit caucus
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers in the House announced on Thursday that they were forming a caucus for public transportation supporters. The lawmakers, Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) ...
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