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House Bill to Override Obama on Keystone Passes With Less Bipartisan Support
Posted by Reuters: Ros Krasny on May 23rd, 2013
Reuters: The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was not needed to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move that would take a decision on the project away from the Obama administration.
The Republican-controlled House voted 241-175, with less support from Democrats than during the most recent attempt to speed up pipeline approval.
The bill faces an uphill battle because it would have to pass the Senate...
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U.S. Unveils Plan to Manage Huge Alaskan Oil Reserve
Posted by Reuters: Ros Krasny on December 20th, 2012
Reuters: The U.S. federal government on Wednesday announced a plan to manage energy drilling on part of Alaska's North Slope, with the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve to be divided between areas available for oil and gas leases and those that are protected from development.
The announcement by U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar followed the completion of an environmental impact study, which recommended development of areas that contain about 72 percent of the estimated "economically recoverable"...
Lawmakers cry “fowl” over move to help lesser prairie chicken
Posted by Reuters: Ros Krasny on November 30th, 2012
Reuters: A move by U.S. authorities to consider placing a small grassland bird native to parts of the oil and gas belt on the Endangered Species List has drawn the ire of some Western lawmakers.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday announced a plan to consider having the lesser prairie chicken listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.
The lesser prairie chicken is a medium-sized, gray-brown grouse, smaller and paler than the greater prairie chicken, its close relative.
Once...
Tree-killing Asian beetle found in Massachusetts
Posted by Reuters: Ros Krasny on September 12th, 2012
Reuters: The emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that has destroyed millions of trees in North America since being accidentally introduced from Asia, has been identified in Massachusetts for the first time, state officials said on Wednesday.
The beetle, named for its bright green color, was found in Dalton, a town in Berkshire County in western Massachusetts.
Massachusetts authorities said they are working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to limit the pests' impact on the state's trees and...