WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is providing more Hurricane Sandy disaster relief to New York, increasing the share of public assistance that the government will pay from 75 percent to 90 percent of the cost.
PCS Nitrogen agreed to pay a fine and introduce safeguards to prevent hazardous emissions from phosphoric acid production to settle EPA and Louisiana allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act.
A confidential United Nations report questions whether commodities companies Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura's recent metal swaps with Iran may have violated sanctions, Reuters reports.
The last member of President Barack Obama's energy team awaiting Senate confirmation is using some personal diplomacy to break the logjam, hoping to secure a vote in early June.
Environmental Protection Agency administrator nominee Gina McCarthy met with Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., to resolve issues that led him to place a hold on her confirmation vote.
Senators announced Wednesday a bipartisan compromise to reform the regulation of national chemical safety law, one that appeared to have better chances of advancing than previous efforts.
The bill was unveiled by chemical safety reform advocate Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana, the ranking Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy gathered momentum on Capitol Hill Wednesday with approval of legislation by the House Foreign Affairs Committee that would impose even tougher economic sanctions against Tehran.
Speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement, Vice President Joe Biden said the branch will face future challenges from climate change and oil transportation risks, The Hill reports.
The Energy Information Administration said coal's market share for electricity generation rebounded since March 2012 on higher natural gas prices, MarketWatch reports.
Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe switched his position on offshore drilling of the state's coast, supporting a pro-drilling bill introduced by Virginia's Democratic senators, The Washington Post reports.
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer urged NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane to complete an investigation and hold a public hearing before allowing the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to restart, Southern California Public Radio reports.
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., called for a GAO report on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's procedures for determining the costs of new regulations, Platts reports.
FracFocus, an industry-backed registry for hydraulic fracturing chemicals, will update its system to allow regulators to search through a database of chemicals next week, Bloomberg reports.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee sent four staffers to assist Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts Senate special election, Roll Call reports.
A group of two dozen Senate Republicans urged President Obama against making Keystone XL pipeline approval contingent on "unrelated" climate change policies, The Hill reports.
The American Petroleum Institute issued a white paper projecting new federal rules could increase gasoline prices by as much as 25 cents a gallon, The Washington Examiner reports.
California Jerry Brown contended news media inadequately report on climate change and give too much coverage climate skeptics, The Sacramento Bee reports.
