Energy

EPA Official: Decisions On Climate Change Will Affect Economic Future Of U.S.

10:32pm June 22, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block interviews Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy on the second anniversary of the president's Climate Action Plan.

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Oil trains sit idle on the BNSF Railway's tracks in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Battle Over New Oil Train Standards Pits Safety Against Cost

5:34pm June 22, 2015

by David Schaper

Against the backdrop of several fiery derailments, safety advocates are questioning whether new federal rules meant to prevent incidents go far enough. Opponents say the new rules are too costly.

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After Waterway Closure, Minneapolis Sees An End To River Shipping

8:07am June 22, 2015

by Matt Sepic

For the first time ever, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed part of a navigable waterway to stem the migration of an invasive species.

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Proposed Oil Refinery Could Help Washington State Meet Clean Fuel Standards

8:13pm June 19, 2015

by Conrad Wilson

The push for cleaner fuels in Oregon and Washington could bring the region more crude oil and a new refinery along the Columbia River. It would be the first refinery on the West Coast in 25 years.

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Pump jacks and wells work in an oil field on the Monterey Shale formation in California. Economist Michael Porter says that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a "game changer" for the U.S. economy.

America's Next Economic Boom Could Be Lying Underground

11:18am June 13, 2015

by Chris Arnold

When it comes to improving the standard of living for Americans, the middle class could use some help. One Harvard economist says the help is underground, in the form of oil and natural gas.

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Environment

EPA, Farmers Divided Over Proposed Ethanol Standards

2:10pm June 12, 2015

by Grant Gerlock

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing big changes to renewable fuel policy to spur growth in low-carbon fuels made from crops other than corn.

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Los Angeles Oil Blobs Could Be Related To Santa Barbara Spill

11:49am June 08, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

Last month's oil spill along the coast near Santa Barbara could be more far reaching than originally thought. The number of dead wildlife being recovered continues to grow by the day.

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Oil fouls the shore north of Goleta, Calif., following a pipeline rupture near Refugio State Beach.

National

Burst Oil Pipeline In California Severely Corroded, Investigators Say

2:20pm June 04, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Preliminary findings show that almost half of a section of pipeline that ruptured last month near Santa Barbara was worn away.

Report Challenges Environmental Friendliness Of U.S. Pellet Industry

12:14pm June 03, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Washington Post reporter Joby Warrick about how the burning of wood pellets instead of coal has led to increased deforestation in the U.S.

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Energy Companies Step In To Fund STEM Education

7:38pm May 26, 2015

by Aaron Schrank

Many public high schools lack funding for STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — programs. Energy companies worried about finding future employees are donating to schools.

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