General Motors Co. is working on creating an electric car with a range of up to 200 miles, CEO Dan Akerson said. "There will be breakthroughs in battery technology, they're…
AUTOS: Chief executive says GM is working on 200-mile-range electric cars
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: Wyo. company to test new storage technology in wind project
An energy company is hoping to test out a way to store energy generated by wind turbines. Wyoming-based Winhyne Energy Group hopes to install a hydraulic pump system to the…
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NUCLEAR WASTE: Feds seek to ship Hanford waste to N.M.; site contractor commits fraud
Officials are under even more pressure to empty tanks storing radioactive waste at a site in Washington state after six of the tanks were recently found to be leaking. Federal…
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ENERGY STORAGE: States look at funding microgrids after weathering severe storms
A rash of weather disasters had Connecticut officials concerned. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power after Hurricane Irene struck in 2011 -- and again in subsequent winter storms. A…
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AIR POLLUTION: Environmental groups sue aging Mont. power plant
Environmental groups are suing the second-largest power plant west of the Mississippi River, Montana's Colstrip coal-fired power plant, over pollution controls. The groups hope the federal lawsuit will force the…
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GULF SPILL: BP CEO receives bonus amid slump in profits, ongoing trial
Despite the company's slumped profits and ongoing civil trial, BP PLC Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley received a cash bonus of $837,000 as well as an annual salary of $1.726…
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TECHNOLOGY: Researchers offer 'unprecedented' method to efficiently capture carbon
An international team of chemists announced it has discovered a new use for an existing material that could separate carbon dioxide from waste streams at power plants and drilling sites…
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WILDLIFE: Yellowstone to send some bison to research facility to curb population
As Yellowstone National Park looks to reduce its bison population, government officials plan to transfer 63 of the animals to a nearby Agriculture Department research facility. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock…
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WOLVES: Conservationists decry $300K appropriation for Utah plan
A $300,000 proposal in the Utah Legislature that would keep wolves out of Utah is unnecessary and a waste of taxpayer dollars, wolf advocates said yesterday. There is no federal…
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WILDLIFE: Intern killed by lion at Calif. cat sanctuary
An African lion killed an intern at a cat sanctuary in California yesterday. No one saw the events leading up to the attack, but another employee tried to distract the…
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BRISTOL BAY: Fishermen pressure EPA to release assessment
Commercial fishermen are asking U.S. EPA to release its revised draft watershed assessment of large-scale mining in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed by this month. A group called Commercial Fishermen for…
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WILDLIFE: Town besieged by prairie dogs picks poison over relocation -- and gets a fight
Black-tailed prairie dogs emerging in a sprawling park north of Clovis, N.M., after months of hibernation are being poisoned this week by city officials who spurned an offer by wildlife…
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INTERIOR: Battle over wilderness oyster farm rages on in court, White House
Lawyers for a California oyster farm facing an order to leave a federal wilderness area called a judge's failure to grant the farm an injunction "erroneous" and said it would cause…
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SUPERSTORM SANDY: N.J. Democrats seek answers on Fla. firm contracted for storm cleanup
Democratic state legislators in New Jersey are eagerly awaiting the opportunity tomorrow to question the CEO of AshBritt, the Florida company that won a no-bid contract to clear debris from…
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CAMPAIGN 2013: Latest poll shows Markey with large lead in Mass. Senate race
The newest survey in the Massachusetts Senate special election continues to show Rep. Ed Markey (D) leading all candidates, including a nearly 30-point advantage over Rep. Stephen Lynch in the…
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FEDERAL AGENCIES: Senators want to lower cap on contractor salaries
On the same day that the House passed a continuing resolution that would extend the current pay freeze for government employees, a bipartisan group of senators yesterday urged their colleagues…
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APPROPRIATIONS: Boehner warns Senate Dems to limit CR changes
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today warned Senate Democrats to avoid making too many changes to a spending bill intended to prevent a government shutdown at the end of this…
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CLIMATE: Insurance sector lags in preparedness, posing threat to U.S. economy -- report
The insurance industry and its regulators are failing to adequately incorporate climate risks into their business practices and assumptions, according to a report released today by the institutional investor group…
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DOE: Watchdogs sound alarm over Moniz ties to uranium-enrichment company
Fiscal watchdogs are urging President Obama's nominee to lead the Department of Energy to recuse himself from DOE decisions on a controversial enrichment project for which he was a paid…
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: U.S.-Russia bid to ban polar bear trade fails
The United States and Russia's proposal to ban commercial trade of polar bear pelts and other body parts was defeated at an international meeting in Thailand today. Commercial trade, as…
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