Data show millions of homes unknowingly face threats from rising sea levels and inland flooding caused by storms. … [Read more...] about Study: U.S. flood risks dwarf federal estimates
Senate passes major conservation package
Sen. Cory Gardner touted the bill as a potential economic stimulus, citing estimates the package would create 100,000 jobs. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Senate passed the most significant conservation legislation in decades on Wednesday, clearing a package to secure steady funding for public lands that came together only after the popular bipartisan measure got a lift … [Read more...] about Senate passes major conservation package
Wide range of groups urge FERC to reject anti-net metering petition
A worker installs a solar panel system on the roof of a home. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images Dozens of energy groups, state regulators and other officials urged FERC on Monday to reject a petition from a shadowy New England group to end the widespread practice of solar net metering. In most states, rooftop solar owners are paid the retail rate of electricity for power they ship to … [Read more...] about Wide range of groups urge FERC to reject anti-net metering petition
Sources: Interior to push drilling in Florida waters after November election
Former Secretary Ryan Zinke backed away from Florida drilling after howls from state leaders. … [Read more...] about Sources: Interior to push drilling in Florida waters after November election
American crusade against ‘Putin’s pipeline’ intensifies
The unfinished pipeline is souring relations between Washington and Moscow and could drag in the European Union … [Read more...] about American crusade against ‘Putin’s pipeline’ intensifies