Those championing a green investment agency are hopeful that senators will rearrange enough dollars in the DOE budget, or elsewhere, to make it happen
WASHINGTON—Two top senators are again toying with the fancy of enhancing the Department of Energy's...
May 11, 2011
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Bill's sponsor Jay Rockefeller fears that Republicans could gut the entire tenor of his proposal if it were introduced next year
WASHINGTON—Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s single-handed effort to stall the EPA’s newest initiative to curb...
Nov 17, 2010
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GOP supporter Brownback warns: “People can’t get cute with this.”
Update: After this article was posted Sept. 22, Republican leadership reconsidered its decision to...
Sep 22, 2010
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Alaska Senator's long-shot write-in candidacy annoys Republican leadership
WASHINGTON—Until Lisa Murkowski announced her intent to keep her Senate seat by mounting a write-in...
Sep 20, 2010
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Mixed feelings among environmentalists over defeat of a traditional foe
WASHINGTON—Folks with a conservation bent who cheered so heartily when Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa...
Sep 9, 2010
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Goodwin: I will not support any piece of legislation that threatens any West Virginia job, any West Virginia family, or long-term economic security
WASHINGTON—As U.S. Senate Democratic leaders hunt and gather votes for possible legislation on...
Jul 22, 2010
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Final permitting will probably not be complete before new federal rules kick in January 2nd
The long-awaited draft air permit for a proposed coal-fired power plant in Kansas was released last...
Jul 9, 2010
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Climate advocates say showdown opens path for sixty-vote supermajority needed to pass climate legislation this year
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) of Alaska failed in her ill-timed and controversial campaign to take away...
Jun 11, 2010
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Protester targets Senator Murkowski's moves to shield oil companies from liability and preempt Clean Air Act
When Senator Lisa Murkowski, the ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee,...
Jun 9, 2010
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Debate and vote on Thursday a nuanced political litmus test
WASHINGTON—Senators are likely in for a doozy of a debate Thursday before they vote on Lisa...
Jun 8, 2010
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