by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Jul 26, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department hasn’t responded to a request by seven Democratic U.S. senators that the agency reassess its initial review of a pipeline proposed by TransCanada. The pipeline would carry oil from Canada to Texas. The legislators...
by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Jul 14, 2011 | Environment, Topics
The U.S. government’s Energy Star program – which says it helped save Americans $18 billion on their energy bills last year – has created a new category to guide consumers to the top tier of energy-efficient models for such common appliances as TVs and refrigerators....
by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Jul 14, 2011 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released recommendations this week based on lessons from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, declaring that events like those at Fukushima are unlikely to occur in the United States because...
by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Jul 7, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON, July 7 — A U.S. industry group is touting the benefits of natural gas, including the controversial process known as “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing. The American Petroleum Institute outlined to reporters on Wednesday what it believes...
by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Jul 5, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Flooding and swift river currents have hindered cleanup efforts and attempts to determine the cause of an oil pipeline rupture that caused at least 750 barrels (31,500 gallons/119,240 liters) of oil to spill into the Yellowstone River in Montana,...
