WASHINGTON (AP) — House leaders are pushing for tougher penalties on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions, introducing a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would pressure the U.S. to work with the European Union in cutting off Tehran's access to the euro.
Iran and world powers agreed to an expert-level meet in Istanbul next month before resuming full nuclear program negotiations in Kazakhstan in April, Reuters reports.
India's Parliament learned that the nation's nuclear power generation is set to increase from 4,780 megawatts to 10,080 megawatts by 2017, IANS reports.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Negotiations with world powers over how to curb Iran's nuclear program have reached a "turning point" for the better after nearly breaking down last year, the Islamic republic's top official at diplomatic talks said Wednesday at the close of two days of delicate discussions aimed at preventing Tehran from building an atomic arsenal.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to be "very careful" in authorizing a limited-power restart of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Southern California Public Radio reports.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executive of electric car maker Tesla Motors says his company plans to pay back an Energy Department loan in half the time required by the government.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mounting bill tied to the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California jumped to more than $400 million through December, as the company that runs it contends with costly repairs and a host of questions about its future, regulatory filings and officials said Tuesday.
A watchdog group plans Wednesday to call federal spending on small nuclear reactors a "major ripoff for taxpayers."
Taxpayers for Common Sense plans to award its Golden Fleece award to the Energy Department's $452 million, five-year program to support industry designs and certification of the reactors, a program backed by the Obama administration and lawmakers in Congress.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal debate over proposed requirements for radioactive filters at nuclear plants highlights the agency's divide on new nuclear safety regulations, The New York Times reports.
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk told Energy Secretary Steven Chu at the ARPA-E summit that his company would repay its Energy Department loan in five years instead of 10 years, Gigaom 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.
