Cuts and Changes

Markey, the new chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment speaks in Houston at the opening of CERAWeek.

Dr. Judy Chu has thrown her name in the running in the special election to fill the vacancy in California's 32nd Congressional District.

Many of the big national environmental groups praise Salazar as a reasonable pick for Interior.

Salazar gains plaudits from environmentalists.

Obama named U.S. Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, with a 2008 LCV score of 9, to fill the slot of Commerce Secretary in his cabinet.

California could pave the way for Congress to edit NEPA under the guise of shoring up the economy.

The cuts and changes being proposed to the Environmental Protection Fund will delay the day of reckoning with New York's environmental challenges.

Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Todd Platts (R-Pa.) on Wednesday introduced legislation in the House to create a federal renewable electricity standard (RES) that would require the United States to draw a quarter of its electricity from clean sources by 2025.

West Linn currently has a wonderful opportunity to add 13.88 acres of white oak savanna to its impressive parks system.

In a time of budgetary crisis, it might be tempting to think of cutting back, but Martha Phillips, newly elected co-chairman of the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, sees it as a time for action.