Joe Biden. | Scott Olson/Getty Images A Democratic National Committee panel stacked with progressive climate activists is pressing Joe Biden to back a plan to spend up to $16 trillion to speed the country away from fossil fuels, a call that could complicate his efforts to appeal to blue-collar voters in the swing states he needs to win in November. The plan from the DNC … [Read more...] about Bernie-friendly DNC panel pushes Biden to back $16T climate plan
Interior watchdog: Agency official pressed EPA to hire relative
The Department of The Interior building. | Alex Wong/Getty Images The Interior Department's internal watchdog found that a senior official violated federal laws by using his official email to push the EPA to hire one of his family members. The report from Interior's Office of Inspector General is the second time in six months that it has found that Assistant Secretary of the … [Read more...] about Interior watchdog: Agency official pressed EPA to hire relative
Volkswagen ordered to offer compensation for emissions scandal
FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, file photo a logo of the car manufacturer Volkswagen is pictured on top of a company building in Wolfsburg, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file) Consumers affected by the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal are eligible for damages that could total the entire cost of the vehicle, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice ruled … [Read more...] about Volkswagen ordered to offer compensation for emissions scandal
Clean energy backers' anger grows as House ignores aid plea
Power generating windmills towers above a nuclear power plant near Marseilles, Illinois. | Scott Olson/Getty Images Clean energy companies and advocates are blasting Democrats in the House for neglecting to give the industry any help in its pandemic relief bills, even as the sector reports hundreds of thousands of job losses and the chamber offers aid to sectors like cannabis … [Read more...] about Clean energy backers' anger grows as House ignores aid plea
Trump administration cuts royalty payments for oil companies
The lower payments come as crude prices have begun to rebound from the steep sell-off that briefly pushed some U.S. prices into negative territory last month. | David McNew/Getty Images The Trump administration has slashed royalties that some energy companies pay for oil and gas produced on public lands to a fraction of their pre-pandemic levels in a move that is aiding some … [Read more...] about Trump administration cuts royalty payments for oil companies