Federal agencies, including the National Park Service, continue to face challenges in historical building management, including budget concerns, according to a Government Accountability Office report released to the public yesterday.…
FEDERAL AGENCIES: Budget woes imperil efforts to protect historic buildings -- GAO
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FEDERAL AGENCIES: Plan to showcase sustainable development in D.C. gets green light
The government's lead planning agency for the nation's capital yesterday formally accepted a plan to transform 110 acres of Washington, D.C., into a showcase of sustainable development over the next…
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: Ohio solar project on hold as financing from AEP dries up
The Turning Point Solar project in Noble County, Ohio, is in limbo after its original financing plan failed, and there has been no mention of a Plan B. The 49.9-megawatt…
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ARCTIC: State tax factored into Shell's rig move before grounding
Royal Shell Dutch PLC was trying to avoid a state tax by moving a drilling rig from Alaskan waters when the vessel ran aground last week. Shell spokesman Curtis Smith…
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HYDROPOWER: Scientists warn against India's dam-building binge
After electricity blackouts crippled major cities in India last July, the government responded with a solution: more dams. The move to build 292 new dams on waterways throughout the Indian…
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DOE: 2 companies sue, alleging politics steered green energy loans
Two electric-vehicle companies sued the Department of Energy yesterday for allegedly doling out billions of dollars in green energy loans to companies with political connections to the Obama administration. XP…
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WILDLIFE: Snake on a plane fascinates passengers on Qantas flight
In an incident reminiscent of the 2006 Samuel L. Jackson movie "Snakes on a Plane," a 10-foot python this week clung to the wing of a plane flying from Cairns,…
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AGRICULTURE: Half of world's food goes to waste -- report
Between 1.2 billion and 2 billion metric tons of food each year goes to waste, a new study from the London-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers has found. The food, lost…
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WILDLIFE: Judge orders transfer of wolf case to Wyo.
A judge issued an order to move a lawsuit on wolf protections from a federal court in Colorado to a Wyoming federal court. Senior U.S. District Judge John Kane of…
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PUBLIC LANDS: Bid to remove scenic designation on Merced River stirs controversy
Lawmakers from California's San Joaquin Valley are hoping to remove the "wild and scenic river" designation from part of the Merced River. The change in status could allow officials to…
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WILDLIFE: Judge lifts ban on Nev. mustang roundup
A federal judge yesterday lifted a ban she issued last week that blocked the roundup of 50 wild mustangs in Nevada. The Bureau of Land management may resume the wild…
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NATIONAL PARKS: Elevation of Calif. monument to park status a rare congressional public lands victory
President Obama this week signed into law legislation that elevated Pinnacles National Monument to the 59th national park, drawing raves from conservation leaders and senior Obama administration officials. The House…
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CHEMICALS: Senate confirms Tufts professor for safety and hazard board
The Senate has confirmed Tufts University professor Beth Rosenberg to sit on the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. President Obama nominated Rosenberg to fill one of three vacancies…
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CAMPAIGN 2013: LCV backs Markey in Mass. Senate bid
Rep. Ed Markey (D) today continued to lock up endorsements for his Senate bid when the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund announced its support for his campaign. "It's not…
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SENATE: Boxer creates climate post at environment committee
If climate change legislation is not on the new Congress' agenda, it looks like someone forgot to tell Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee chairwoman…
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ETHANOL: Study links high food costs to biofuel mandates
Families of four are paying $2,000 more a year for groceries than they were in 2005, the year the nation's biofuel mandates were first put into place, according to a…
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INAUGURATION: List of donors shows representation from energy industry
Although details about donations to President Obama's second inauguration remain sparse, an early list of contributors shows at least a handful of donors are based in the energy industry. The…
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WHITE HOUSE: Energy, environment posts emerge as opportunities for Obama to diversify Cabinet
With President Obama facing mounting criticism over a lack of diversity in his recent Cabinet selections, his upcoming decisions to fill key energy and environment slots are being portrayed by…
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ARCTIC: EPA hits Shell with multiple air violations
U.S. EPA late last night announced it has cited Royal Dutch Shell PLC for multiple Clean Air Act violations during its 2012 drilling expedition in the Arctic, the latest in…
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Obama settlement with green groups spurred major change in listing decisions
Now entering its third year, a landmark legal truce between the Obama administration and environmental groups has resulted in new and proposed protections for scores of new wildlife species, signaling…
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