Missouri Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., is jumping on a 2011 video of Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., saying that it was "good news" that the recession has reduced her state's carbon emissions, The Hill reports. McCaskill had apparently qualified her words later in the speech.
A recent poll by the University of Texas at Austin found that 37 percent supported President Obama's energy policies while only 28 supported those of Mitt Romney, The Hill reports.
Many on K Street remain hopeful as Mitt Romney is expected to fill a number of his highest-level positions with former lobbyists if he wins the presidential election, Politico reports.
Koch Industries says a recent letter to all of its employees warning them of the consequences of GOP losses in the November election was simply an effort to "encourage employees to be informed about and engaged in the political process," The Hill reports.
The League of Conservation voters is pumping funds into the Arizona Senate race, launching a $470,000 ad that links Rep. Jeff Flake to the uranium mining industry. The League of Conservation Voters and Sierra Club are taking an aggressive stand in several House and Senate campaigns, The Hill reports.
Skyrocketing gasoline prices in California have become a hot-button issue in many tight House races, where Republicans are pointing to the need for increased domestic oil production and Democrats are blasting their opponents' ties to Big Oil, The Hill reports.
As Mitt Romney criticizes President Obama over high gasoline prices in the weeks leading up to the election, the president is trying to decide whether to tackle the issue head-on, or continue to address it indirectly, The Hill reports.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) — Mitt Romney is attacking the Obama administration for delaying a decision about whether China is manipulating its currency to gain a trading edge.
Robert Kennedy Jr. said Thursday that environmentalists should target Congress rather than President Obama for failing to advance more green measures, Politico reports.
Liberal watchdog group Checks and Balances Project said the State Department inspector general is investigating potential conflicts of interests in the department's environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline, The Hill reports.
West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined a push to have the Supreme Court rule to overturn EPA greenhouse gas regulations, The Charleston Gazette reports.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., voiced optimism that President Obama would not veto his bill to authorize oil and gas drilling off the coast of Virginia, The Hill reports.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said a key satellite tasked with tracking severe eastern weather failed and a spare has been activated, Reuters reports.
The new chemical safety compromise bill introduced by Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., now has 20 co-sponsors, The Hill reports.
Participants in the Energy Department's Better Buildings Challenge, designed to reduce energy consumption at buildings, saved about $58 million in energy costs last year, The Journal Sentinel reports.
In a Q&A with State House News Service, Massachusetts Senate candidates Rep. Ed Markey, D, and Gabriel Gomez, R, give their take on the Senate battle to confirm EPA nominee Gina McCarthy.
In an interview with GreenBiz.com, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick discusses his vision for his state's energy policy, including his plans for offshore wind generation.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to reform the Long Island Power Authority over flaws exposed by Hurricane Sandy is unpopular among municipal bond investors, Bloomberg reports.
