by Noor Wazwaz & Taylor Hall | May 20, 2010 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON – With the Gulf of Mexico oil spill highlighting possible conflicts of interest in the Minerals Management Service, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced plans Wednesday to split the much-beleaguered agency into three separate entities. “It is important...
by Noor Wazwaz & Taylor Hall | May 18, 2010 | Environment, National Security
WASHINGTON — A photo of a smiling Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad peeked out from behind the clutch of Iraq war veterans that gathered on Capitol Hill recently to press Congress to pass climate change legislation. “I found myself not taking out the...
by Noor Wazwaz & Taylor Hall | May 13, 2010 | Environment, Topics
Annie SniderThe long-awaited energy bill Sens. Kerry and Lieberman announced Wednesday includes new controls for expanded offshore drilling. WASHINGTON — As hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil continued leaking into the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, Sens. John...
by Jeniece Pettitt | May 5, 2010 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON—Iowans may be happy to know that advocates in Washington are pushing for legislation to expand and sustain the domestic freight rail network. A report released Tuesday shows that investments in America’s freight rail system can create 7,800 green jobs for...
by Noor Wazwaz & Taylor Hall | Apr 29, 2010 | Environment, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Fighting climate change is a pressing national security issue, say seven retired generals and admirals who headed to Capitol Hill Thursday in an attempt to break the logjam on climate legislation. “America’s billion-dollar-a-day dependence on oil...
by Jeniece Pettitt | Apr 29, 2010 | Environment
Courtesy of iStockphoto.com WASHINGTON –The Food and Drug Administration is considering rules that would require food companies to display nutritional information on the front of packages and they are seeking your help. On Wednesday the FDA asked for comments...
