Dirty Air Act Vote Tests Senate’s Direction on Climate, Clean Energy

On June 10, the Senate votes on a “resolution of disapproval” to limit federal action on climate change by blocking the EPA’s ability under the Clean Air Act to limit emissions from big polluters.
The resolution, which has 41 co-sponsors, was introduced in January by Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, one of the largest Congressional recipients [...]

U.S. Charm Offensive at Copenhagen Climate Conference: Will it Work?

By Keith Schneider
US Climate Action Network
COPENHAGEN — Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, pushed through a crush of visitors at the U.S. Center yesterday, stepped to the podium in front of a packed meeting room, and became the first of President Obama’s senior advisors to appear at the UN Climate Change Conference [...]

EPA Says Greenhouse Gases Are Dangerous, Can Be Regulated

Yesterday, the EPA announced that global warming pollution endangers the health and welfare of Americans, and must it be reduced. This “endangerment finding” means the EPA will move forward with preparations to regulate large emitters of greenhouse gases.
In 2007, the Supreme Court had ordered the Bush administration to determine whether greenhouse gases were [...]