Environmental Protection Agency Chief Information Officer Malcolm Jackson told his staff he would leave the agency in July for a private-sector job, Federal News Radio reports.
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation giving the state the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling.
Air-quality officials from 48 states requested to have a role in Environmental Protection Agency settlements with environmental organizations, Oil & Gas Journal reports.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs said the EPA overestimated the benefits of its new formaldehyde rule by as much as $230 million, The Hill reports.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday partially overturned a Port of Los Angeles anti-smog program that replaced thousands of aging trucks with cleaner-burning models and forced trucking companies to sign agreements to meet other regulations.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will rehear arguments over the EPA's retroactive veto of a water pollution permit for Arch Coal's strip mine in West Virginia, The Associated Press reports.
Republicans on a House Science, Space and Technology subcommittee said the EPA's proposed standards for ozone emissions would be hard to implement and could cost business up to $1 trillion, The Hill reports.
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs administrator nominee Howard Shelanski said timely reviews of new regulations would be his top priority if confirmed, E&E reports.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Undervalued coal sales have cost the U.S. an estimated $62 million in potential lost revenues in recent years, according to a Tuesday report from federal investigators who recommended broad changes to the government's coal leasing program to stem further losses.
Despite several strong candidates for FERC chairman, President Obama could face partisan trouble as he can't couple his pick with renewal of a Republican commissioner, Politico reports.
The Energy Information Administration said net petroleum imports now account for 40 percent of demand amid a surge in domestic production, Bloomberg reports.
Ten states and three environmental groups said they would delay lawsuits against the EPA as they await announcement of President Obama's climate strategy, Reuters reports.
Several offshore oil and gas drillers have opened on-land control centers for offshore platforms to increase efficiency and reduce cost, Reuters reports.
The Center for American Progress and the Wilderness Society launched a new campaign to push for a stronger balance between conservation and new energy exploration, The Denver Post reports.
A group of four dozen U.S. mayors pledged to make improvements to infrastructure to better respond to natural disasters and implement more renewable energy, Reuters reports.
Environmental Protection Agency Chief Information Officer Malcolm Jackson told his staff he would leave the agency in July for a private-sector job, Federal News Radio reports.
