Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers testified at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the response to Hurricane Ida. They answered questions on a variety of…
389 viewsThe Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to examine climate change and the energy sector. Witnesses included Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D), Xcel Energy CEO Ben …
783 viewsRepresentatives of groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the World Resources Institute, the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, and the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research …
4,819 viewsSenator James Inhofe (R-OK) spoke about the impact of the Obama administration’s new carbon regulations and policies. He discounted the effects of global climate change, calling concerns fal…
631 viewsFour former Republican Environmental Protection Agency administrators were among the witnesses at a hearing on efforts to address global climate change. The former administrators, invited by…
1,614 viewsEnvironmental specialists from the fishing, forestry, farming, and wildlife sectors testified on the economic effects of climate change on wildlife and agriculture industries.Senator Jon Tes…
1,464 viewsFederal officials and climate specialists testified on the Obama administration’s climate change policy. The plan includes a number of executive actions targeting carbon emissions, increasin…
1,525 viewsSenator James Inhofe (R-OK) talked about his new book, The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communic…
2,127 viewsEnvironment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Senator James Inhofe talked about federal spending, the health care debate, and climate change legislation. Following the interview, the…
293 viewsLisa Jackson testified on the Environmental Protection Agency’s fiscal year 2011 budget. President Obama’s $10 billion budget request for EPA would cut the agency’s total funding by about $3…
340 viewsThe Senate Environment and Public Works Committee reconvened its third day of work to consider S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The Senate Environment Committee voted t…
124 viewsThe Senate Environment and Public Works Committee reconvened the business meeting to consider S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The business meeting recessed to conduct …
743 viewsThis was the third of several Energy and Public Works hearings on global climate change legislation. Among the topics addressed were development of a clean energy economy, transportation, al…
642 viewsCabinet secretaries and Obama administration officials testified on global climate change, focusing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act- sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer and J…
481 viewsThe Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works held a hearing on the potential impact of global climate on jobs and the U.S. economy.
172 viewsWitnesses testified about global climate change legislation and ways in which the energy industry could adapt business practices to address environmental concerns. Among the topics they addr…
193 viewsWitnesses testified about global climate change and its potential impact on national security. Among the topics they addressed were potential security challenges posed by displaced populatio…
274 viewsSenate Republican leaders responded to the announcement by Senate Democratic leaders' of global climate change legislation.
290 viewsWitnesses testified on climate change, emerging energy technology, and America’s role in clean energy. In the second of 2 panels, witnesses talked about “cap and trade” provisions of propose…
218 viewsWitnesses testified on climate change, emerging energy technology, and America’s role in clean energy. In the first of 2 panels, government officials talked about potentially overburdening t…
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