James Hansen, who has perhaps done more than any other U.S. scientist to raise public awareness about man-made climate change, last night announced he is retiring from NASA to devote…
CLIMATE: Hansen retires from NASA, plans to continue research, advocacy
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EPA: Air office -- a reg-writing powerhouse -- strains as mandates grow and funding shrinks
U.S. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation is a regulatory workhorse that churns out more rules than all other EPA offices combined. OAR -- as the air office is known around the agency -- is also one of the government's reg-writing champs. It had six rules released from interagency review last month -- more than any other office. And EPA, overall, has more rules being reviewed at the moment by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs than any other agency, 22. But the air office routinely blows deadlines that are set by law, drawing scowls from friends and foes alike.
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MASSACHUSETTS: Enviros call for stronger oversight in mercury recycling bill
Opponents of a Massachusetts Senate bill meant to increase the recycling of mercury thermostats are set to pressure the House for stricter legislation and urge it to release a report…
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LOUISIANA: LSU waged $1M fight against fired coastal researcher
Louisiana State University spent nearly $1 million in its fight against a former research geologist who says the university wrecked his career after he criticized the Army Corps of Engineers…
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CHEMICALS: 2 workers burned in Utah titanium plant explosion
Two workers suffered burns and possible chemical exposure from yesterday's explosion at a titanium factory in Utah. Country officials said both of the injured men were treated for second-degree burns…
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CHEMICALS: Calif. may label BPA as 'toxicant'
California may soon require the widely used chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, to carry a label calling it a "toxicant" and impose restrictions on it. "There's a ton of new…
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WATER POLLUTION: Colo. gas leak discovery highlights oversight problems
A leak found along a liquid gas pipeline in Colorado has highlighted the ineffectiveness of the agencies charged with monitoring the state's pipelines. The pipeline in western Colorado has leaked…
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AIR POLLUTION: Enviros call for probe of Calif. low-grade crude shipments
After learning about large-scale shipments of low-quality heavy crude oil traveling from Canada to southern California for processing, environmentalists are calling for air quality officials to investigate. The heavy crude…
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ENERGY STORAGE: Bill Gates invests in battery maker
Bill Gates recently invested in Aquion Energy Inc., a company developing batteries to store backup power when wind or solar projects aren't producing any. The Pittsburgh-based company is developing batteries…
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OIL AND GAS: Industry may push for crude exports
Decades after Congress banned crude oil exports, the energy industry is looking into a restart of the practice, thanks to growth in production. Crude exports were first banned after the…
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: BP exits U.S. wind business
Oil and gas giant BP PLC has put its wind power operations in the United States up for sale, abandoning most of its renewable energy efforts. The company is one…
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COAL: Patriot bankruptcy controversy spreads to courts, Capitol Hill
Patriot Coal Corp. and its creditors are asking a federal court for permission to subpoena a host of documents from coal giant Peabody Energy Corp. amid an ongoing probe surrounding…
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ELECTRICITY: Nev. utility proposes shutdown of coal plants in shift toward gas, renewables
NV Energy is slated to introduce a major policy initiative today, announcing plans to decommission Nevada's coal-fired plants and increase investment in renewable energy over the next 12 years. Under…
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OIL AND GAS: Ark. officials launch probe of Exxon pipeline spill
Arkansas investigators yesterday began to probe the rupturing of an Exxon Mobil Corp. pipeline that spilled thousands of barrels of crude oil. The oil and gas company has been asked…
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NUCLEAR POWER: Using reactors prevents petroleum-related air pollution deaths -- James Hansen
Using nuclear energy instead of coal globally has prevented nearly 2 million air-pollution-related deaths, according to a new paper from James Hansen, who is retiring from NASA today, and other…
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: Two industry officials named to lead federal advisory panel
A current and a former top official at the Solar Energy Industries Association have been tapped to lead a Commerce Department advisory panel tasked with coming up with ways to…
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Agency overlap probe finds few problems
A watchdog agency's hunt for duplication at energy efficiency programs across the federal government didn't yield much, according to a recent report. After evaluating the Energy Department's minimum energy efficiency…
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NATURAL GAS: Judge asks W.Va. Supreme Court to rule on horizontal drilling case
A federal judge has asked the West Virginia Supreme Court to settle a dispute about whether a gas drilling company can use a farmer's land for horizontal wells. At issue…
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AIR POLLUTION: EPA revokes approval of import, sale of 74,000 Chinese vehicles
U.S. EPA is withdrawing approval of the import and sale of about 74,000 gasoline-powered motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles from China amid emissions concerns, the agency announced today. After a lengthy…
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WILDLIFE: Authorities recover 3 stolen reptiles after museum break-in
Officials recovered three of four reptiles that were nabbed from a science museum after the burglar was arrested. One 3-foot-long ball python remains missing. Camera footage from the Discovery Center…
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