More testing likely in Wyo. water pollution case
It appears more testing will be done in a Wyoming gas field where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency theorizes a link between hydraulic fracturing and groundwater pollution. More »
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No big energy provisions in payroll tax bill
The payroll tax cut bill that Congress approved today contained no big energy-related provisions, after speculation each side was seeking to include them in a compromise. More »
GOP, industry target EPA toxic-pollution rule
A top Republican is mounting a push to strike down the Environmental Protection Agency’s new mercury and air-toxics standards for power plants. More »
GOP, Salazar spar over fracking rules for public lands
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar brushed off attacks from Republicans on Wednesday regarding his department’s plans to regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal public lands.
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GOP urges feds to scrap climate rule for new power plants
House Republicans asked the Obama administration to withdraw a pending rule that would implement the first-ever standards on greenhouse-gas emissions from new power plants, saying it would “impose additional energy costs on a struggling American economy.” More »
House panel to quiz EPA research chief on Pavillion fracturing study
A top Environmental Protection Agency official is among those who will appear before a House panel next week regarding the agency’s controversial study suggesting a possible link between hydraulic fracturing and groundwater contamination in Pavillion, Wyo. More »
FirstEnergy closing 6 coal-fired power plants
FirstEnergy Corp. said today that new environmental regulations led to a decision to shut down six older, coal-fired power plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland, affecting more than 500 employees. More »
Former EPA chiefs defend agency against political attacks
William Reilly, co-chair of the presidential commission on the Gulf oil spill, was one of two former EPA administrators to criticize recent political attacks on the agency. More »
Senators: Raise bar for Wyo. frack study review
Ten Republican senators have asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to subject a draft report that theorizes a link between hydraulic fracturing and groundwater pollution in a Wyoming gas field to a more rigorous level of scientific review than currently planned. More »
EPA air chief believes cross-state rule will prevail in court
The EPA’s air chief expressed confidence that the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule will survive a court challenge from several states and utilities including Texas and Dallas-based Luminant Generation Co. More »
GOP ramps up probe of EPA, DOE on fracturing
House Republicans are ramping up their investigations into the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy regarding hydraulic fracturing and its safety. More »
Lawmakers want coal- and gas-based ethanol in fuel mandate
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including three Texans, has introduced legislation that would allow natural gas- and coal-based ethanol to compete alongside the corn-based variety for a U.S. renewable-fuels mandate. More »
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