WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2013 (ENS) – Climate change is getting renewed attention in Congress. Representative Henry Waxman of California and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island today announced the formation of a Task Force on Climate Change that will be active in both the House and the Senate. […]
LINCOLN, Nebraska, January 22, 2013 (ENS) – Today Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman approved a new route through the state for TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which avoids the environmentally-sensitive Sand Hills region. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 21, 2013 (ENS) – In an inaugural address founded on the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama today indicated that in his second term he will act to forestall climate change by developing sustainable energy sources. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 16, 2013 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced he will be leaving the Obama Cabinet by the end of March to return to his home state of Colorado. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, January 11, 2013 (ENS) – A National Council drawn from eight federal agencies signed on Thursday to shape the Obama Administration’s new 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, 21CSC, a jobs program to put youth and returning veterans to work protecting and restoring public lands, waterways and cultural sites. […]
ALBANY, New York, January 10, 2013 (ENS) – In his 2013 State of the State Address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed a $1 billion Green Bank to spur a clean economy and improve the environment in New York by “lowering capital costs and bringing green energy to scale.” […]
NEW YORK, New York, January 9, 2013 (ENS) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission must permit public participation in decisions about exempting nuclear power plants from federal regulations or explain to the public why it will not do so, following a ruling by a federal appeals court this week. […]
NEW YORK, New York, January 6, 2013 (ENS) – The UN General Assembly has decided to ‘strengthen and upgrade’ the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, and establish universal membership of its governing body. […]
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, January 29, 2010 (ENS) – U.S. Congressman Edward Markey told the World Economic Forum today that President Barack Obama has committed himself to passing climate legislation. Markey […]
WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2009 (ENS) – At a Middle Class Task Force meeting today which focused on manufacturing, Vice President Joe Biden announced the administration’s support for up […]
OSLO, Norway, December 10, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama accepted the 2009 Nobel Prize for Peace at a ceremony today at Oslo City Hall. Delivering a Nobel lecture […]
WASHINGTON, DC, November 24, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today reaffirmed the global strategic partnership between the United States and India and launched […]
WASHINGTON, DC, November 21, 2009 (ENS) – Senator Harry Reid, the Democrat majority leader, has put off Senate debate on climate change legislation until next spring, weakening hopes for […]
By Haider Rizvi NEW YORK, New York, November 19, 2009 (ENS) The United Nations’ climate agency chief says he wants U.S. President Barrack Obama to join world leaders […]
WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2009 (ENS) – Representatives of 400 federally recognized tribal nations from across the United States gathered at the Department of the Interior today at the […]
WASHINGTON, DC, November 5, 2009 (ENS) – The Senate committee responsible for the environment has approved the climate change bill despite a Republican boycott. The Clean Energy Jobs and […]
WASHINGTON, DC, October 28, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Tuesday began three days of hearings on a Senate climate bill to match the […]
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, October 23, 2009 (ENS) – Speaking today at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President Barack Obama expressed his strong support for legislation to control climate change by […]
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, October 20, 2009 (ENS) – Seven opponents of mountaintop removal mining, ages 18 to 22, were arrested Monday afternoon as they staged a sit-in at the […]
WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2009 (ENS) – The White House today opened a two-week window for federal employees to suggest their own clean energy and green ideas and vote […]
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