Republicans accuse ex-EPA official of ducking House hearing to meet with...
"The fact that Dr. Armendariz was just blocks away and still refused to testify at our hearing raises even more questions. If he had time on his schedule to meet with the Sierra Club, it is even less...
View ArticleFour Texas counties rank among nation’s top ten for gasoline consumption
Houston, Dallas, Forth Worth and San Antonio are among the nation's top gas guzzlers.
View ArticleKevin Brady to head House tax reform task force on energy
Rep. Kevin Brady is a busy man these days. He’s chairing Congress’ Joint Economic Committee. He’s heading up the House Ways & Means Committee Health Subcommittee. And now he’s taking on new and...
View ArticleObama budget targets oil and gas industry — again (updated)
Another year, another budget blueprint from President Obama, another attempt to increase the taxes paid by the oil and gas industry. After trying and failing for four consecutive years, the budget to...
View ArticleRep. Joe Barton points to biblical flood as evidence climate change may not...
Rep. Joe Barton called upon an event of biblical proportions to support his beliefs climate change isn’t entirely caused by humankind. Barton acknowledged his skepticism on the cause of climate change...
View ArticleTexans answer the ‘hard question’ on Keystone XL: They say it needs to be...
On Wednesday night, the National Press Club in Washington hosted a debate on the passing of the most famous pipeline that doesn’t actually exist: Keystone XL. The debate was part of a series of...
View ArticleHouse GOP proposal would overturn EPA regulations deemed harmful to the economy
The deeply divided House of Representatives divided, well, deeply along partisan lines Friday over a GOP bill to curb the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory powers. The proposal, aimed at...
View ArticleWho’s driving the social media debate on #KeystoneXL? It might surprise you.
Texas on the Potomac is pleased to launch a new Sunday feature, Driving the Debate. Each weekend, we will look at a widely used #hashtag and examine which people, media outlets or pundits are driving...
View ArticleTexas buildings, from San Antonio to Fort Hood, recognized by EPA for energy...
Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the winners of its third-annual “battle of the buildings” Energy Star National Building Competition. 3,000 institutions from around the country...
View ArticleGOP House members demand answers on Obama administration’s fracking oversight
While championing the benefits of new energy extraction methods, Republican House members accused energy oversight agencies of research that misled the public on environmental and health risks. The...
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