Coda Holdings Inc., parent company of electric vehicle maker Coda Automotive, has filed for bankruptcy and looks to sell its assets to a Fortress Investment Group unit, Bloomberg reports.
The Colorado House of Representatives approved a bill that would require rural electric co-ops to double their renewable energy generation, The Denver Post reports.
Republican leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee pressed the Energy Department for the job creation results of its green energy loan program, The Hill reports.
The Oregon Senate approved a bill requiring companies that experiment with wave energy to have a plan to retrieve equipment within two years of decommissioning it, The Associated Press reports.
North Carolina state Rep. Mike Hager said he would continue to press a bill to scale back the state's renewable energy mandate despite its defeat in committee last week, The Business Journal reports.
The European Commission moved to investigate imports of Chinese solar glass on anti-subsidy complaints from European firm EU ProSun Glass, Bloomberg reports.
TOKYO (AP) — Boeing Co.'s chief engineer for the 787 Dreamliner said Saturday that changes to the lithium-ion battery system are fully sufficient to ensure the aircraft's safety, although the company has been unable to find the cause of the original battery failures earlier this year that led to groundings of the plane worldwide since mid-January.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a critic of the Energy Department's decision to grant Fisker Automotive a loan, pushed for department backing for Ohio's Coda Automotive in 2010, The Huffington Post 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.
