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Grand Canyon uranium put off-limits
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
Interior Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar placed a 20-year moratorium Monday on new uranium mining claims in the Grand Canyon region over the objections of Western Republicans, who insisted the ban would deliver an unnecessary blow to the Northern Arizona economy. Published January 9, 2012 Comments
It’s year for ‘fracking’ to break up or break through
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
The natural gas industry and its opponents are readying their final arguments for what many think will be a critical year in the debate over “fracking” safety. Published January 8, 2012 Comments
Conferees find consensus on new accord on climate change
By Arthur Max - Associated Press
A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement Sunday on a far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change. Published December 11, 2011 Comments
Bad water found at fracking site
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Chemicals used to tap natural gas wells in the booming practice known as fracking may be responsible for groundwater contamination in a small town in Wyoming, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. Published December 8, 2011 Comments
Ex-top climate official very concerned by global ‘lack of progress’
By Arthur Max - Associated Press
Yvo de Boer said he left his job as the U.N.’s top climate official in frustration 18 months ago, believing the process of negotiating a meaningful climate agreement is failing. Published December 4, 2011 Comments
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BP settles with maker of failed blowout preventer
By Cain Burdeau - Associated Press
Cameron International, the maker of the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer that failed to stop last year's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, has agreed to pay $250 million to BP under a legal settlement, BP said Friday. Published December 16, 2011 Comments
BP, Anadarko settle Gulf disaster claims
By Robert Barr - Associated Press
Anadarko Petroleum Co. has agreed to pay $4 billion to BP PLC as part of a settlement related to last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, adding weight to BP's contention that it was not solely responsible for the disaster. Published October 17, 2011 Comments
Foreign insects, diseases got into post-9/11 U.S.
By Tracie Cone - Associated Press
Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so focused on preventing another attack that they overlooked a pest explosion that threatened the quality of the nation's food supply. Published October 10, 2011 Comments
Both sides turn up heat in final Canada-to-Texas pipeline hearing
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
A final public hearing on the proposed $7 billion Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline on Friday turned into a heated and often testy battle, filled with boos and cheers for speakers who traveled from across the country to testify. Published October 7, 2011 Comments
White House feels pressure on oil pipeline
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
The State Department's support of a oil-pipeline project is putting pressure on the White House. Published October 6, 2011 Comments
Hundreds of plants, animals up for new protections
By Matthew Brown - Associated Press
The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants that reads like a manifest for Noah's Ark — from the melodic golden-winged warbler and slow-moving gopher tortoise, to the slimy American eel and tiny Texas kangaroo rat. Published September 29, 2011 Comments
BP oil not degrading on Gulf floor, study says
By Jay Reeves - Associated Press
Tar balls washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month show that oil left over from last year's BP spill isn't breaking down as quickly as some scientists thought it would, university researchers said Tuesday. Published September 20, 2011 Comments
Promises of green jobs withering on vine
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
Despite billions of dollars in federal investment and cheerleading from President Obama, even the most ardent supporters of an energy sector based largely on wind, solar and other renewable sources acknowledge that their dreams have not translated into reality. Published September 11, 2011 Comments
Business groups find much to cheer in Obama EPA decision
By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
In a twist, business leaders who had been critical of the Obama administration were praising the president Friday for choosing the economy over the environment in back-to-back moves. Published September 2, 2011 Comments
Obama halts EPA air-quality regulations
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Obama ordered the Environmental Protection Agency Friday to shelve proposed regulations for new air-quality standards, citing the potential impact on the weak economy. Published September 2, 2011 Comments
Oil companies investigate report of sheen in Gulf
By Raphael G. Satter - Associated Press
A new oil sheen was spotted in the Gulf of Mexico, although energy company BP said Thursday the discovery had nothing to do with its operations and was far from the site of its disaster-hit Macondo well. Published August 18, 2011 Comments
Year after oil spill, Gulf seafood rebounds
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Obama is doing stomach stimulus this week as he eats his way across the Midwest, but exactly a year ago he had more riding on the presidential palate as he ate his way across the Gulf of Mexico coast, trying to revive the region's tourism and seafood industries one shrimp po' boy at a time. Published August 17, 2011 Comments
Shell: 56,600 gallons of oil spilled in North Sea
By Ben McConville and Meera Selva - Associated Press
Royal Dutch Shell estimated Monday that 54,600 gallons of oil have spilled into the North Sea from an oil rig off Scotland's eastern coast. Published August 15, 2011 Comments
Obama announces deal to boost fuel economy
By Dina Cappiello and Tom Krisher - Associated Press
President Obama and automakers ushered in the largest cut in fuel consumption since the 1970s on Friday with a deal that will save drivers money at the pump and dramatically cut heat-trapping gases coming from tailpipes. Published July 29, 2011 Comments
Rising river complicates Exxon oil spill cleanup
By Matthew Brown - Associated Press
The initial cleanup along the oil-fouled Yellowstone River could be tested Tuesday as rising waters make it harder for Exxon Mobil Corp. to get to areas damaged by the crude spilled from a company pipeline. Published July 5, 2011 Comments
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Shanahan’s pedigree, larger market could tempt Manning
By Rich Campbell - The Washington Times
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Imagine this: Peyton Manning coming out of the tunnel at FedEx Field this September, poised ...
Admiral nominee rose through ranks despite ‘illogical act’
By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
When Lt. j.g. Timothy W. Dorsey fired his fighter jet’s missile at an Air Force ...
Catholic Bishop joins contraception mandate debate
By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times
Pointing to growing unease that President Obama’s proposed contraception coverage rule doesn’t protect religious freedom ...
