by Randy Leonard | Oct 13, 2011 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — The budget chief of the Environmental Protection Agency faced tough questioning from House lawmakers and some stinging criticism from other government officials on Wednesday over the agency’s management practices and spending. “We must insure that...
by Randy Leonard | Oct 11, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Environmental problems with shale gas extraction can and should be managed, the former head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection told U.S. senators this week. Kathleen McGinty, now a vice president heading clean energy development for...
by Randy Leonard | Sep 26, 2011 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — California is shooting for a third of its energy to be produced by renewable resources by 2020, but renewable technologies like wind, solar and electric vehicles present a series of complex challenges to power and distribution companies, the smart...