by Sophia Bollag | Feb 11, 2014 | Environment, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Technology designed to cut carbon emissions in coal-fired power plants is currently too costly for practical use across the country, Energy Department officials said Tuesday. Carbon capture and storage techniques – known as CCS technologies – will...
by Preetisha Sen | Feb 11, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON — In her first appearance before Congress as head of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen said the Fed will focus on returning the economy to employment while keeping an eye on whether regulatory reforms for the financial industry are working. Yellen delivered...
by Jane Herman | Feb 11, 2014 | Living, National Security
WASHINGTON- The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program – widely known on college campuses as ROTC — is expanding to cover a more geographically and economically diverse student base, says retired Army Gen. Jack Keane. ROTC is the major military commissioning...
by Sara Olstad | Feb 10, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — With veterans returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in search of employment, first lady Michelle Obama on Monday praised the construction industry for committing to hire 100,000 veterans over the next five years. “That’s a number that gets me...
by Jessica Floum | Feb 10, 2014 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Crude oil production in the United States is on the rise, consumption is decreasing and future prices of both crude and price-at-the-pump remain uncertain, experts said at a Center for Strategic and International Studies panel Monday. Crude oil supply...
by Sylvan Lane | Feb 10, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — They’ve been branded as the “party of no” — a group of ultra-conservative obstructionists catapulted into Congress with a mission to block anything Democrats, especially President Barack Obama, put forward. And after being blamed for last fall’s...
by Sophia Bollag | Feb 7, 2014 | Environment, Health & Science
WASHINGTON – A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting power plants’ carbon emissions got a big thumbs-up from environmentalist Rep. Henry Waxman Thursday at a rally outside the EPA building. The California lawmaker and top Democrat on the House...
by Ryan McCrimmon | Feb 6, 2014 | Politics
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by Sylvan Lane | Feb 6, 2014 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate was one vote short of allowing debate on the unemployment insurance extension bill Thursday afternoon, effectively killing the bill and leaving Democrats furious at their Republican counterparts. The final vote – to end debate, and cut...
by Preetisha Sen | Feb 6, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON — The Volcker rule was designed to prevent another financial crisis similar to 2009, but critics say it will affect average bankers across the country instead of targeting Wall Street financial institutions. The House Financial Services Committee examined...
by Jonathan Palmer | Feb 6, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON- A Senate leader said Thursday his committee plans action on an early childhood bill before the Memorial Day recess. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is examining early education programs in what Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, described...
