by Rebecca Dolan | Aug 3, 2010 | Environment
WASHINGTON—A bill making its way through the Senate aims to help American communities plan for the future. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., provides for planning and grants that would allow communities to better coordinate transportation,...
by Rebecca Dolan | Aug 2, 2010 | Environment
WASHINGTON—More research is needed to understand the long-term effects of oil dispersants, especially considering their underwater use, agreed experts and Senators at a committee hearing Wednesday. Experts called to testify before the Committee on Environment and...
by Kate Howard | Jul 28, 2010 | Environment
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Hear views on the current state of the oil spill and the environment. (Rebecca Dolan and Kate Howard/MNS) WASHINGTON–Although BP is making progress on the gulf oil spill, it seems the public still has little faith in the...
by Kate Howard | Jul 26, 2010 | Business & Tech, Environment
Get the Flash Player to see this content. To contest National Hot Dog Month, PETA handed out free tofu dogs with veggie chili on Capitol Hill to spread awareness. (Kate Howard and Carissa Kranz/MNS) Washington–July is National Hot Dog Month, according the the...
by Rebecca Dolan | Jul 21, 2010 | Environment
WASHINGTON—A bill providing funds for solar energy systems found support in a Senate committee Wednesday, casting a bit of sunshine on solar energy supporters. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., would require the Secretary of Energy to provide states...
by Kira Boyd & Empriss Campbell | Jul 15, 2010 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Environmental Protection Agency admits it was unprepared and unaware of potential threats caused by the use of dispersants to break up oil and prevent it from reaching shore. “We need more research,”...
