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Congress Approves Export of US Crude Oil

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by Karen Henry

On December 18, President Obama signed into law HR 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, the so-called Omnibus Appropriations bill. This $1.15 trillion measure funded the Federal Government through FY 2016. Included in this seemingly unrelated Omnibus package were provisions that ended the 40-year prohibition on the export of ... Read more »

Energy Agenda of the 114th Congress Pros & Cons

February 24, 2015 by Jennifer Hermes

The 114th Congress convened January 3 with energy at the top of its agenda. Both the House and the Senate kicked off the new session with approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline. That was just the start. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the new Chairwoman of the Senate Energy Committee, has ... Read more »

Crude Oil Exports: A View from the 114th Congress

February 18, 2015 by Jennifer Hermes

EPA Releases Climate Plans

November 3, 2014October 31, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA has released plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for climate change impacts such as flooding, sea level rise, severe weather and temperature extremes. These Sustainability Plans and Climate Change Adaptation Plans coincide with the fifth anniversary of President Obama’s 2009 Executive Order on Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance, ... Read more »

EU Greenhouse Emissions Hit Record Low

June 4, 2014June 4, 2014 by Leon Walker

EU greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.3 percent in 2012 to their lowest recorded levels, putting member states within reach of their collective 2020 emissions reduction target, according to data from the European Environment Agency. The 2012 reduction puts EU emissions at 19.2 percent below 1990 levels, according to final EU greenhouse gas emissions for ... Read more »

Power Plant Rule Targets 30% Carbon Cut

June 2, 2014November 11, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA has proposed a rule to cut carbon emissions from existing power plants by 30 percent by 2030 below 2005 levels. Today’s proposal, which is the centerpiece of President Obama’s climate plan, would also cut particle pollution, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide by more than 25 percent by 2030. ... Read more »

Shaheen-Portman Efficiency Bill Dies

May 14, 2014 by Leon Walker

The bipartisan Shaheen-Portman bill aimed at encouraging energy efficiency in buildings died in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill went down in a 55-to-36 vote amid partisan wrangling surrounding the Keystone XL pipeline and President Obama’s plans to issue new climate regulations, The New York Times reports. Majority Leader Harry Reid ... Read more »

Google, Microsoft, Feds Launch Climate Data Tools

March 20, 2014March 20, 2014 by Tamar Wilner

Google, Microsoft and other companies joined the White House yesterday to launch a suite of climate data projects designed to serve businesses, governments and the public. The Climate Data Initiative calls on the private sector to build tools using government datasets, as a number of well-known tech companies are starting ... Read more »

Budget Bill Light Bulb Enforcement Rider: Pointless Political Theater with Potential To Hurt American Manufacturers, Jobs

January 23, 2014August 2, 2019 by Jennifer Hermes

Congress is moving forward on a catch-all spending bill that restores some much needed funding for health and environment safeguards the American people depend on. That’s good news. But the bill also includes some misguided provisions or “riders” on climate and energy that are wholly unrelated to the budget. These ... Read more »

First Energy Bows to Shareholder Pressure to Cut Emissions

January 15, 2014 by Kirsten Korosec

Utility FirstEnergy, one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the US, has responded to shareholder demands and agreed to reduce its carbon emissions, the New York Times reports. The company — the eighth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the US according to the Greenhouse 100 index — says it ... Read more »

EIA AEO2014 early release energy consumption

CO2 Set to Miss Obama Targets

December 23, 2013December 23, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The EIA’s early release of its 2014 Annual Energy Outlook shows national carbon goals staying out of reach. The AEO2014 Reference case says US energy-related CO2 emissions will fall to about 9 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, then rise to 7 percent below 2005 levels by 2040. In 2009, ... Read more »

Obama to Pick Clean-Air Regulator

August 29, 2013August 29, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Janet McCabe, a deputy administrator at the EPA’s clean-air office, is expected to be nominated to head the division, a position that would put her at the center of President Obama’s controversial climate change plan, the National Journal reports. As head of the Office of Air and Radiation, McCabe would ... Read more »

Congress Approves Export of US Crude Oil

Energy Agenda of the 114th Congress Pros & Cons

Crude Oil Exports: A View from the 114th Congress

EPA Releases Climate Plans

EU Greenhouse Emissions Hit Record Low

Power Plant Rule Targets 30% Carbon Cut

Shaheen-Portman Efficiency Bill Dies

Google, Microsoft, Feds Launch Climate Data Tools

Budget Bill Light Bulb Enforcement Rider: Pointless Political Theater with Potential To Hurt American Manufacturers, Jobs

First Energy Bows to Shareholder Pressure to Cut Emissions

CO2 Set to Miss Obama Targets

Obama to Pick Clean-Air Regulator

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