Quantcast
Channel: Greenwire
Viewing all 49850 articles
Browse latest View live

APPROPRIATIONS: Frelinghuysen taps longtime aide as panel staff director

0
0
A longtime aide to new House Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) will become staff director for the powerful spending panel, but otherwise much of the committee's senior staff will remain intact for the 115th Congress.

TRANSITION: Parties tangle over Tillerson's tax returns

0
0
The upcoming confirmation process for Rex Tillerson to be President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of State is facing a new hurdle, with Senate Democrats saying that the Exxon Mobil Corp. chief should hand over recent tax returns ahead of confirmation hearings planned for early January.

EPA: In hard times, Pruitt's budget grew as other agencies cut back

0
0
While Oklahoma's tax revenues dwindled over the past few years due to dropping oil prices, most state agencies cut staff and reduced services. But Attorney General Scott Pruitt (R), President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. EPA chief, boosted his office's budget by 40 percent and hired 60 new employees.

TRANSPORTATION: Chao outlines priorities, potential conflicts of interest

0
0
Elaine Chao said she will focus on enforcing safety measures, streamlining infrastructure development, and treating both urban and rural areas fairly as President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of Transportation.

EPA: Jeb Bush endorses Pruitt for agency chief

0
0
Jeb Bush has endorsed President-elect Donald Trump's controversial pick for U.S. EPA administrator.

PEOPLE: Former Trump campaign manager goes to K Street

0
0
Corey Lewandowski, President-elect Donald Trump's first campaign manager, is heading to K Street.

DOE: Rick Perry 'very intent on doing a good job' — Moniz

0
0
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said yesterday that former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) understands the Department of Energy's mission and its science and technology needs.

ETHICS: Trump and sons distance themselves from fundraiser

0
0
President-elect Donald Trump and his sons Eric and Donald Jr. have distanced themselves from a controversial fundraiser that initially was selling access to the incoming White House Family.

OCEANS: Accidental discovery spurs coral growth, ignites hope

0
0
SUMMERLAND KEY, Fla. — Every August, two days after the full moon and two hours after sunset, the last two elkhorn coral patches in Looe Key release millions of eggs and sperm into the warm water.

CLIMATE: Methane rule may be immune to early legislative strike

0
0
A recent analysis raises questions about whether a suite of U.S. EPA rules targeting methane emissions from new and heavily modified oil and gas operations may be insulated from early legislative attacks in the next Congress.

TRANSITION: Travel fraud accusations could snag Interior pick

0
0
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department reportedly defrauded the government to pay for personal trips during his career as a Navy SEAL.

NATIONAL PARKS: Jarvis woos corporations, rich patrons for strapped agency

0
0
National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis' efforts to entice powerful corporations and wealthy individuals to donate in support of the parks have sparked conflict-of-interest concerns. But the trend likely will expand if a controversial director's order on fundraising is finalized.

CHINA: Beijing districts set population caps to battle smog

0
0
Five districts in Beijing have announced plans to tackle chronic pollution through capping their populations over the next few years.

CHILE: Salmon companies sanctioned over algal blooms

0
0
Chilean officials announced this week that they are sanctioning two salmon companies for their handling of a devastating algal bloom.

AUSTRALIA: BP formally removes permit to drill in wildlife park

0
0
BP PLC has officially withdrawn a permit application to drill oil in the Great Australian Bight, the pristine wildlife park.

TEXAS: Bullet train plans face continued court battle

0
0
Plans for a high-speed rail line from Houston to Dallas suffered a blow last week as a judge ruled that the developer will have to prove in court that it has the power to enter private property and conduct land surveys.

IDAHO: Regulators shutter unpermitted gold mine

0
0
Idaho regulators have shut down an illegal gold mine in the state even as the responsible company is accused of continuing to contaminate a Boise River tributary with arsenic.

FLORIDA: State names new parks boss after sudden demotion

0
0
A controversial Public Service Commission member will take over the Florida parks system, the state announced Tuesday.

TOXICS: FDA proposes lead limit for lipstick, eye shadow

0
0
The Food and Drug Administration released a draft guideline yesterday for allowable levels of lead in lipstick, lip gloss, eye shadow, lotions and other cosmetics.

PESTICIDES: Greens accuse EPA of lax oversight of chemical mixtures

0
0
Environmental groups are accusing U.S. EPA of failing to protect people from hazardous pesticide mixtures.
Viewing all 49850 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images