EPA Rules: Show Me the Money

May 22, 2013 by

A new U.S. government report shows that the benefits of government regulations substantially outweigh the costs.

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Genetically Modified Democracy...

May 17, 2013 by

Monsanto and Congress Move to Stomp on States’ Rights

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EPA Pick Gina McCarthy Advance...

May 17, 2013 by

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Gina McCarthy ..

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What the frack do we know? Not...

May 17, 2013 by

Remember the scene in the movie Gasland where the guy lights his tapwater on fire?

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Climate-related disasters cost...

May 15, 2013 by

Schools and roads are nice to have.

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Legal Loophole Allows Untested...

May 12, 2013 by

The EPA is abusing a legal loophole to let products like nanosilver be used in your clothing and baby blankets..

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Judge says EPA’s lax guideline...

May 10, 2013 by

Should the federal government regulate where oil dispersants can be used..

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Once more, with feeling: EPA i...

May 9, 2013 by

I didn’t set out to spend all week endorsing Jonathan Chait posts..

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GOP throws tantrum over Obama’...

May 9, 2013 by

Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee refused to show up for work Thursday ..

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How little-known judges could ...

May 8, 2013 by

On any given day, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has the power..

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EPA Refuses to Curb Deadly Coa...

May 5, 2013 by

Poisonous gases, smog-creating chemicals, climate-disrupting methane, ..

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EPA slams State’s Draft ...

May 1, 2013 by

Here are the reasons EPA said that the State Department’s assessment needs more work.

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A big blow for Big Coal in Wis...

Apr 25, 2013 by

Wisconsinites will be breathing a lot easier ..

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Court rejects challenge to EPA...

Apr 24, 2013 by

A court-ordered agreement between regulators and environmental group..

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Court hands EPA a victory in f...

Apr 24, 2013 by

Score one for the EPA —

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TransCanada and GOP steamed ov...

Apr 24, 2013 by

TransCanada, the Canadian company that wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline..

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Keystone XL Facts:

Apr 24, 2013 by

Joe Oliver, Canada’s minister of natural resources,..

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EPA: Keystone XL Pipeline Anal...

Apr 23, 2013 by

The Environmental Protection Agency again is raising objections to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline…

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GOP goes hunting for EPA email...

Apr 20, 2013 by

Earlier this month, when a burst pipe spilled thousands of gallons of heavy oil into an Arkansas suburb

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Obama’s Closed Governmen...

Apr 20, 2013 by

More than four years ago, a newly elected Barack Obama instructed the heads of departments …

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Anything But Transparent?

Apr 19, 2013 by

Obama’s Closed Government: The Allure And Hazards Of Secrecy

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10 states to sue Obama admin f...

Apr 18, 2013 by

While there’s virtually no chance of meaningful climate legislation passing through Congress, …

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Fracking for uranium, first ac...

Apr 15, 2013 by

What has 92 protons, deforms growing children, sickens adults,..

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Green Dye Photo Shows Substanc...

Apr 15, 2013 by

A shocking photo posted to Reddit shows what appears to be fluorescent green something..

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A Way Around the Ethanol Blend...

Apr 9, 2013 by

I wrote last week about a looming problem with the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) ..

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Nevada utility: Screw this, co...

Apr 7, 2013 by

Last year, I wrote about the Reid Gardner coal-fired power plant in Nevada;…

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Oil Devastation in Arkansas &#...

Apr 5, 2013 by

Take a look at these just-released EPA photos.

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Frackers Are Losing $1.5 Billi...

Apr 5, 2013 by

Of all the many and varied consequences of fracking (water contamination, injured workers, earthquakes,…

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Who’s really in charge on EPA ...

Apr 3, 2013 by

Any action on climate change during Obama’s second term will likely come via EPA..

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Mystery Malady Kills More Bees...

Mar 29, 2013 by

A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse…

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