Consumer Demand, Government Support Boost Biobased Products Industry

The biobased products industry contributes hundreds of billions of dollars to the US economy while reducing millions of metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a US Department of Agriculture report . The report says that in 2014, the biobased products industry contributed $393 billion and 4.2 million jobs - indicating that the sector grew from 2013 to 2014 , producing an additional $24 billion over the previous year.

Why labor and conservation are joining forces again

As the heads of two different kinds of organizations, we take immense pride in the long history of cooperation between the labor and environmental movements. Indeed, in 2016 more than ever before, we believe we are stronger together.

Dems Call GOP Effort To Protect Exxon An ‘Embarrassment’

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a hearing Wednesday seemingly with the goal of affirming that chairman Lamar Smith has the authority to subpoena those investigating whether the oil industry covered up what it knew about climate change. But Democrats on the committee used the hearing to slam Smith and the GOP for what they say are embarrassing efforts to defend the oil industry.

Oldest US lighthouse, Boston Light, celebrates 300 years

The nation's oldest lighthouse station is turning 300 years old with celebrations and ... Michigan's former state epidemiologist acknowledged in a plea deal Wednesday that she was aware of dozens of cases of Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area around the same time the city changed its water... Michigan's former state epidemiologist acknowledged in a plea deal Wednesday that she was aware of dozens of cases of Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area around the same time the city changed its water source,... A federal plan will open swaths of public land in the California desert to renewable energy development while preserving much of the landscape for conservation and recreation.

Plan divvies up desert for conservation, energy projects

Swaths of public land in the California desert will be opened to solar and wind farms under a federal plan released Wednesday that preserves much of the landscape for conservation and recreation. The long-awaited blueprint finalized by the U.S. Interior Department after a yearslong process seeks to balance renewable energy development and species protection on 17,000 square miles of desert managed by the federal government.

APNewsBreak: Report cites lax security at mental hospital

Michigan's former state epidemiologist acknowledged in a plea deal Wednesday that she was aware of dozens of cases of Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area around the same time the city changed its water... Michigan's former state epidemiologist acknowledged in a plea deal Wednesday that she was aware of dozens of cases of Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area around the same time the city changed its water source,... A federal plan will open swaths of public land in the California desert to renewable energy development while preserving much of the landscape for conservation and recreation.

Study: Pluto ‘spray-painting’ poles of its big moon Charon

Michigan's former state epidemiologist acknowledged in a plea deal Wednesday that she was aware of dozens of cases of Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area around the same time the city changed its water... Michigan's former state epidemiologist acknowledged in a plea deal Wednesday that she was aware of dozens of cases of Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area around the same time the city changed its water source,... A federal plan will open swaths of public land in the California desert to renewable energy development while preserving much of the landscape for conservation and recreation.

APS goes to court over ‘dark money’ spending

The utility took two actions late Friday to block the effort by Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns to untangle how Arizona Public Service might have influenced the election. APS and its parent company, Pinnacle West Capital Corp., asked a judge to declare the subpoenas invalid, warning that it's willing to go to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.

Obama Legacy: Quiet but big changes in energy, pollution

Mostly unnoticed amid the political brawl over climate change, the United States has undergone a quiet transformation in how and where it gets its energy during Barack Obama's presidency, slicing the nation's output of polluting gases that are warming Earth. As politicians tangled in the U.S. and on the world stage, the U.S. slowly but surely moved away from emissions-spewing coal and toward cleaner fuels like natural gas, nuclear, wind and solar.

Hillarys 2016 Platform On Energy, Explained

Following on last week's Trump episode , Sean O'Reilly and Taylor Muckerman are taking a look at Hillary Clinton's platform on energy. Listen in to find out what Clinton plans to change about the energy industry if she's elected -- how much she wants to expand nuclear, solar, and wind; how she plans to help disenfranchised coal families; and more.

Nevada finalist for advanced geothermal lab

Nevada Senator Harry Reid announced Wednesday Nevada is a finalist to host the Department of Energy's new Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal laboratory. "Nevada will be the perfect location a Zfor the Department of Energy's new Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal laboratory.

Williams Partners seeks approval to expand Transco pipeline

Williams Partners LP said it had filed for an approval from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expand its Transco pipeline in Texas and Louisiana. The Gulf Connector, a 475,000 dekatherm per day expansion of the Transco pipeline, will supply to two liquefied natural gas terminals in Texas, the company said on Thursday.

Obama to open conservation tour in Lake Tahoe and Hawaii

President Barack Obama is opening a two-day environmental tour aimed at showcasing conservation efforts before traveling to Asia, where climate change is high on the agenda for his final trip to the region. In Nevada on Wednesday, Obama plans to visit Lake Tahoe and speak at a summit dedicated to the iconic lake's preservation.

In Boon for EVs, Solar Panels, California will roll back CO2 Emissions to 40% Below 1990

The California legislature worked on a carbon dioxide emissions reduction bill for a year, and is finally sending it to the governor for his signature. It is one of the more ambitious pieces of CO2 legislation by any US state, more resembling policies of the European Union.

Guide to Florida’s primary election; early Panhandle voting totals in Updated at

Florida voters will go to the polls Tuesday and select the nominees for U.S. Senate, decide whether to amend the state constitution to give a property tax break to promote solar energy and have a say in who should represent them in the U.S. House.