Tag: Environment
Alabama among 6 states accounting for nearly half the drop in...
Steam coal consumption for U.S. power generation fell 29% from its peak of 1,045 million short tons (MMst) in 2007, to an estimated 739...
Conservation advocates file lawsuit against Army Corps of Engineers over Black...
Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' approval of a permit for a new mine on the Black...
State environmental department at odds with Legislature on budget future
Amid the ongoing budget fiasco has strained almost every relationship in Montgomery, you can add another pair of fiscal foes to the list: the Alabama Department...
Gary Palmer opposes new EPA methane rule that punishes energy production
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06) is taking a stand against the Environment Protection Agency's newly proposed rule that would apply to new or modified oil...
Phil Kerpen: Stop Obama’s Clean Power grab
In President Obama’s first big speech to Congress, just a month after he took office, he said: “I ask this Congress to send me legislation...
Martha Roby: What Obama’s Clean Power Plan really means
This week, President Barack Obama announced his Clean Power Plan and with it a costly national energy tax that will negatively impact American families...
Quiet on Keystone, Hillary Clinton faces sharper attacks from rivals
Hillary Rodham Clinton dodged questions Tuesday about her positions on trade and the Keystone XL pipeline, telling a New Hampshire voter that if the...
U.S. House of Representatives: July 6-10
The U.S. House of Representatives returns Tuesday after a weeklong holiday recess ready to tackle a busy July agenda. They'll begin with a vote on three noncontroversial bills...
U.S. House of Representatives: June 22-26
With Independence Day recess next week, the U.S. House of Representatives has a busy schedule this week. Members of Congress return tomorrow to consider 14 bills...
