Ryan: Don't cut spending, consolidate programs

CNBCRyan: Don't cut spending, consolidate programsCNBCThe Wisconsin Republican gained a national reputation early on in President Barack Obama's administration as a fearless deficit hawk battling to cut government spending—a profile that helped him win the vice presidential nomination on Mitt Romney's ...

WH starts push for carbon rules

The HillWH starts push for carbon rulesThe HillEnergy Secretary Ernest Moniz will unveil on behalf of the White House a series of actions, partnerships and stakeholder commitments to help modernize the nation's natural gas, transmission and distribution systems and reduce methane emissions. ... Don ...

Foxx defends oil train regs from environmental, industry critics

The HillFoxx defends oil train regs from environmental, industry criticsThe HillFoxx noted that the oil industry has complained about some aspects of the proposal regulations, including a proposal to institute a 40 mile-per-hour speed limit on some sections of track that run near high-density areas. The American Petroleum ...

Alaska mine developers plan to fight EPA's crippling restrictions

Human EventsAlaska mine developers plan to fight EPA's crippling restrictionsHuman EventsLast month, the Obama administration unveiled proposed controversial standards, aiming to cut by 30 percent carbon emissions at fossil-fuel burning power plants within 15 years. Critics blasted the proposed rule, asserting it would cost nearly 250,000 ...

New safety rules will test the oil train model

Financial PostNew safety rules will test the oil train modelFinancial PostWithin weeks, the Obama Administration is due to unveil a suite of reforms that will rewrite standards conceived long before the rise of the shale oil renaissance, at a time when crude rarely moved by rail and few Americans had ever seen the mile-long ...

Oil trains, born of US energy boom, face test in new safety rules

ReutersOil trains, born of US energy boom, face test in new safety rulesReutersWithin weeks, the Obama Administration is due to unveil a suite of reforms that will rewrite standards conceived long before the rise of the shale oil renaissance, at a time when crude rarely moved by rail and few Americans had ever seen the mile-long ...

Northeast Asian Security Architecture: Lessons from European History

the DiplomatNortheast Asian Security Architecture: Lessons from European Historythe DiplomatIn this respect, Park's NAPCI is much more realistic than the anti-alliance “Asian only” approach that Xi Jinping recently unveiled at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). ... 4) Obama administration efforts to ...

Border crisis puts a new strain on military budget

The HillBorder crisis puts a new strain on military budgetThe HillObama last week requested $3.7 billion from Congress to respond to the flow of children crossing the border but that did not include additional funding for the military, which is housing thousands of immigrant children and trying to contain the violent ...