by Empriss Campbell & Nikki McGee | Apr 18, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — A proposed $856 million increase in the Department of Energy’s budget came under scrutiny on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Under President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget, the department is slated to receive $27.2 billion, a 3.2 percent increase...
by Empriss Campbell & Nikki McGee | Apr 17, 2012 | Environment, National Security, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Retired space shuttle Discovery streaked across the sky one last time Tuesday, piggybacking on a modified Boeing 747 jetliner to Washington Dulles International Airport as it headed for its final resting place: on display at the Smithsonian Institution....
by Empriss Campbell & Nikki McGee | Apr 16, 2012 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON — The National Mall is getting a facelift. From voice-based water sculptures to an undulating landscaped theater, the space that some call “America’s front yard” is on track to change. The Trust for the National Mall — the National Park...
by Empriss Campbell & Nikki McGee | Apr 13, 2012 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — A growing number of civil engineers, landscape architects and urban planners are making a case for not just repairing but also for greening the structural underbelly we rely on to drink our water, cross our rivers and park our cars. “The question...
by Empriss Campbell & Nikki McGee | Apr 13, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Renewable sources produced 17 percent of all electricity generated in Iowa last year, up from 1 percent in 2001, according to a report issued this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The increase puts Iowa as No. 3 in terms of...
by Empriss Campbell & Nikki McGee | Apr 6, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Most presentations on sustainable building design do not begin with a meditation on early human technology, replete with references to Shakespeare. But, then again, most senior executives at the U.S. Green Building Council do not have a background...
