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A key environmental group is gearing up for the next fight over transportation spending, before President Obama’s signature formally ends the most recent one on Friday. The New York City-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) said Friday that the two-year, $105... Read More

Dozens of supporters passed out from the extreme heat at an Obama campaign event in Pittsburgh on Friday. Obama was speaking outdoors at Carnegie Mellon University as part of his two-day campaign bus tour through the key swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, and according to... Read More

A senior Republican says the Interior Department is stymieing a House committee probe into the deepwater drilling freeze imposed after the 2010 BP oil spill by refusing to make several officials available for interviews. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings... Read More

The House will vote next week on a bill that could reduce waiting periods for mining permits and help relieve dependence on foreign nations for certain commodities. The National Strategic and Critical Mineral Production Act, H.R. 4402, would cap the permit review period for... Read More

Common Goals As President Obama travels the commonwealth this week, we’re reminded of his fact-based remarks about safe natural gas development. In his January State of the Union address, the president underscored the fact that “natural gas will create jobs…proving that we don’t... Read More

Record-breaking heat across the country and catastrophic wildfires in Colorado are giving environmentalists a rare opening to regain the political offensive on climate change. While scientists caution against chalking up specific weather events to climate change, they say... Read More

The Charlotte Observer looks at the aftermath of the merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy. “Pressure is building on Duke Energy to explain why it ousted Bill Johnson as CEO this week, as former Progress Energy board members break their silence and express outrage at what... Read More

A senior Obama administration scientist said this year’s heat and Western wildfires are altering perceptions of climate change in the United States. Jane Lubchenco, who heads the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said in Australia on Friday that many have... Read More

Record-breaking heat across the U.S. and catastrophic wildfires in Colorado are giving environmentalists a rare opening to regain the political offensive on climate change. While scientists caution against chalking up specific weather events to climate change, they say generally... Read More