by Jeniece Pettitt | Apr 19, 2010 | Environment, Science + Technology
Jeniece Pettitt The California LGMA regulates lettuce, spinach, cabbage, arugula, chard and other leafy greens. WASHINGTON –The federal government is considering a national program patterned after California’s public-private agriculture partnership that...
by Noor Wazwaz & Taylor Hall | Apr 14, 2010 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Coal industry officials came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday with two messages for Congress: Coal is an important energy source that’s essential to the nation’s prosperity, and safety remains a serious issue in the wake of a mine explosion...
by Jeniece Pettitt | Apr 13, 2010 | Business & Tech, Environment
“Ethanol is on the offense,” said Iowa’s Jim Nussle at a press conference in Washington on Monday.(Jeniece Pettitt/MNS) WASHINGTON — More than a quarter of the ethanol in the U.S. is from the Hawkeye State, according to the Iowa Renewable Fuel Association, so it...
by Noor Wazwaz & Taylor Hall | Apr 8, 2010 | Environment
WASHINGTON – While offshore drilling and alternative energy technologies dominate headlines, the administration is quietly pushing ahead with stringent new appliance standards that stand to save consumers billions of dollars and make one of the biggest dents yet in...
by Jeniece Pettitt | Apr 8, 2010 | Business & Tech, Environment
iStock WASHINGTON — The wind industry blew away all previous records in 2009 as more wind energy was added to the power supply than ever before, keeping the U.S. as the global wind leader. The industry installed more than 10,000 megawatts of new generating...
by Taylor Hall, Jenny Leonard, & Xiaolan Tang | Dec 7, 2009 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Nations from around the globe gathered in Copenhagen Monday at the start of two weeks of climate change discussions hosted by the United Nations. Although a troubled U.S. economy has many Americans focused on more immediate concerns, international...
