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The Environmental Protection Agency’s independent appeals board has upheld final air pollution permits that oil giant Royal Dutch Shell needs to launch a controversial drilling project in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast this summer. The Environmental Appeals Board on Friday... Read More

President Obama needs to pressure Senate Democrats to do more about rising gas prices, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Saturday. “The Senate has stalled dozens of House-passed bills, several of which would implement the Republicans’... Read More

Federal regulators greenlighted the construction of new nuclear reactors Friday for just the second time in longer than three decades. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted 4-1 to approve a license allowing construction and conditional operation of two new reactors at... Read More

President Obama issued a formal determination Friday that global oil supplies are sufficient to move ahead with toughened sanctions against Iran. Obama, acting under a congressionally mandated deadline, issued a finding that’s a precursor to sanctions against foreign banks that... Read More

The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed allegations that Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) attempted to “bribe” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar by blocking his pay increase until the administration issued more permits for offshore oil exploration. But the committee, in a letter to... Read More

March 30, 2012 In the News, Newsroom, Uncategorized What They’re Saying: Natural Gas “Profoundly Beneficial to the United States” Canonsburg, PA – Higher wages, more jobs, increased access to affordable, American energy. The countless benefits tied to the responsible development... Read More

The big group of Obama administration nominees the Senate confirmed late Thursday includes Energy Department (DOE) officials who will oversee green energy research, the minority impact office and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Lawmakers confirmed David Danielson to be assistant... Read More

The public is skeptical of the news media’s coverage of climate change, according to a new poll. Just 24 percent of those polled in a March Gallup survey say they believe the press is accurately portraying climate science. Forty-two percent say the news media is exaggerating the... Read More

Congressional auditors say in a newly released report that oil giant Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to drill in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast will present environmental risks, despite the company’s plans to prevent and contain accidents. The Government Accountability Office, in a... Read More

Federal regulators green-lighted the construction of new nuclear reactors Friday for just the second time in more than three decades. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4-1 to approve a license allowing construction and conditional operation of two new reactors at Scana... Read More