After 37 years, U.S. chemical-safety laws may finally get an overhaul
The current U.S. law on chemical safety is 37 years old, riddled with exceptions, and widely seen as ineffective — so much so that the federal ...
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GOP petty in blocking EPA chief nominee
President Barack Obama recently nominated Gina McCarthy to be the next head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Senate Confirms Srinivasan for Court Seat
The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Sri Srinivasan, President Obama’s nominee for a long-vacant seat on the United States Court of Appeals in ...
Lawmakers Seek Changes to EPA's Lead-Paint Rule
Posted by ScottG Legislation reintroduced in Congress would restore the opt-out clause sought by the National Association of Home Builders and other ...
Harry Reid Has a Not-Quite-Nuclear Plan to Upend the Senate Filibuster
Later this summer, the Senate may at last tackle a highly controversial issue: whether or not it should approve executive branch nominations ...
Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny
Organizing for Action — a group that formed out of President Obama's re-election campaign — has focused its ire on Republicans it calls "climate ...
Jonathan Bernstein: "Nuclear" skirmishes continue
The current prelude to a showdown over filibusters between Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid can be understood as a game in which Democrats prefer ...
How David Vitter and Frank Lautenberg struck a deal on chemical safety legislation
WASHINGTON -- So how, did Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., come together this week with a bipartisan chemical regulatory bill ...
Analysis: Obama climate agenda faces Supreme Court reckoning
By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning ...
The EPA Could Lose Its Power to Fight Climate Change Before Using It
Advocates of forceful action on climate change have long held a trump card. The primary source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.