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Slow Start on Environment in Obama’s 2nd Term
Posted by New York Times: John Broder on April 24th, 2013
New York Times: SHORTLY after winning re-election in November, President Obama promised assertive leadership on climate change and energy. In his State of the Union address in February, he vowed that if the assembled lawmakers failed to pass broad climate legislation, he would act unilaterally. And yet in the ensuing months, little more has been heard from the president or his cabinet on the matter. Agreement is broad on near-term executive actions to address climate change, including imposing strict caps on greenhouse-gas...
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Regulations on Fracking Are Revised
Posted by New York Times: John Broder on January 19th, 2013
New York Times: The Interior Department will issue revised rules on the use of hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and gas on public lands, officials said Friday. The rules will replace a proposal released last May that was opposed by oil companies and state officials, who said they conflict with regulations in use on private lands and will add cost to drilling operations. Details of the revised proposal were not disclosed, but an Interior Department official said it would require disclosure of chemicals used...