Va. biz leaders, legislators take aim at EPA
Eighty-five members of the General Assembly have added their names to a letter to President Barack Obama, expressing their opposition to proposed regulations to limit ...
The text of Sen. Mike Lee's tea party State of the Union response
In the few minutes I have tonight - I'd like to speak especially to those Americans who may feel they have been forgotten by both ...
Restaurants ask EPA to cut back ethanol mandate
A group of restaurants owners on Tuesday urged the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce the amount of ethanol that fuel producers are required to mix ...
Popular Flood Insurance Law Is Target of Both Political Parties
A major flood insurance bill was a rarity when it passed what is widely derided as a do-nothing Congress in 2012, but a year and ...
USA TODAY poll: Slight majority backs Keystone pipeline
A slight majority of Americans favor the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline that President Obama is expected to approve or reject this year, finds a ...
A new line of attack on Keystone XL: It helps the Chinese
Climate activistTom Steyeris launching a new line of attack in his effort to derail theKeystone XL pipeline: It helps China.
Area lawmakers react to Obama's State of the Union address
Sen. Pat Toomey, who came to Congress in 2011 on a wave of public discontent, was largely unmoved by what he called President Barack Obama's ...
GOP congressmen blast Obama's economic policies in State of the Union
President Barack Obama's State of the Unionaddress Tuesday ignited criticism among Pennsylvania's Republican congressmen on his economic policies and apparent partisan politics.
Arizona conservatives say the federal government has no authority to impose environmental regulations, but similar arguments elsewhere have foundered.
It's no surprise when conservative state lawmakers invoke the 10th Amendment to rebuke the federal government, and it's all too common that Arizona tangles with ...
GOP to use climate changes in California for midterms
Instead of shying away from climate change issues, Republicans running against incumbent Democrats aim to use California's record drought to their advantage.