Will EPA keep carbon capture in its new power plant rule?

Washington TimesWill EPA keep carbon capture in its new power plant rule?Environment & Energy PublishingBut sources on Capitol Hill and elsewhere say they have heard from agency staff that the CCS mandate is out -- likely replaced with a less stringent requirement that new coal plants use ultra-supercritical technology. ... But the uncertainty raises ...Obama's climate change policy driven by outside forces: reportWashington TimesReport: EPA Broke The Law To Push CO2 RegulationsDaily CallerWhat Will Obama's Biggest Proposed Climate Action to Date Really Look Like?The New RepublicThe Guardianall 142 news articles »

Indiana, Ky. await historic EPA climate rule

The Courier-JournalIndiana, Ky. await historic EPA climate ruleThe Courier-Journal“But what this is, is another attempt by the Obama administration to change the way this country produces electricity.” EPA has estimated an increase in ... The proposal unveiled last year gave each state a goal and set deadlines for compliance. The ...

CVS Teams Up With Watson The Supercomputer To Mine Health Care Data

ThinkProgressCVS Teams Up With Watson The Supercomputer To Mine Health Care DataThinkProgressDuring his State of the Union address earlier this year, President Barack Obama unveiled his administration's precision medicine plan that, if approved, would allow doctors to accurately predict one's likelihood of developing cancer using a complex ...and more »

US govt never minded Americans killing rare lions before Cecil – WikiLeaks ...

RTUS govt never minded Americans killing rare lions before Cecil – WikiLeaks ...RTThough Obama administration officials say they are “deeply concerned” with what has happened and are eager to help the Zimbabwean government with an investigation if need be, the recently leaked document makes the issue more complicated.and more »

Obama administration extends Pell grants to prisoners

MarketWatchObama administration extends Pell grants to prisonersMarketWatchOn Friday, Martin joined Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Attorney General Loretta Lynch at Maryland Correctional Institute-Jessup here as the two unveiled the Obama Administration's latest effort to double down on that investment: A pilot ...Obama Admin Announces Plan To Give Prisoners Pell GrantsDaily CallerPell Grants For Prisoners: An Old Argument RevisitedNPRall 150 news articles »

Obama Admin Announces Plan To Give Prisoners Pell Grants

NPRObama Admin Announces Plan To Give Prisoners Pell GrantsDaily CallerThe Obama administration has unveiled a tentative program that looks to give prisoners the right to receive Pell Grants for the first time in over 20 years. The program, dubbed the Second Chance Pell Pilot Program, is scheduled to begin by fall 2016 ...Pell Grants For Prisoners: An Old Argument RevisitedNPRall 141 news articles »

EPA's Clean Power Plan Will Arrive Monday, Followed By Lawsuits

Washington TimesEPA's Clean Power Plan Will Arrive Monday, Followed By LawsuitsForbesThe Obama administration is expected to unveil its sweeping plan to restructure the electricity industry on Monday, including state-by-state, mandatory reductions in CO2 that can only be accomplished by shutting down more than a quarter of the nation's ...Obama's climate change policy driven by outside forces: reportWashington TimesReport: EPA Broke The Law To Push CO2 RegulationsDaily CallerWhat Will Obama's Biggest Proposed Climate Action to Date Really Look Like?The New RepublicThe Guardian -Environment & Energy Publishingall 119 news articles »

How Fox News Made My Dad Crazy

Daily BeastHow Fox News Made My Dad CrazyDaily BeastLuntz, the spin doctor who helped Newt Gingrich twist estate tax into “death tax” and the Bush administration turn global warming into “climate change,” unabashedly reveals how he polls plebes for keywords that frighten them the most and points out how ...

'Sanctuary cities' are focus of new immigration fight

Sacramento Bee'Sanctuary cities' are focus of new immigration fightSacramento BeeDuncan Hunter, R-Alpine, that seeks to deny certain federal funding to sanctuary cities, the Obama administration said in a statement that it fails to offer needed comprehensive immigration reforms, undermines its efforts to remove dangerous convicted ...and more »

Garcetti says 'battle plan' is on the way to fight rising homelessness

Los Angeles TimesGarcetti says 'battle plan' is on the way to fight rising homelessnessLos Angeles TimesIn the wake of criticism that his administration is falling behind in the fight against Los Angeles' surging homelessness, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Thursday that his office and other agencies will soon unveil a "battle plan" to take people off the ...and more »

NC case represents pivotal point of voting debate

WITNNC case represents pivotal point of voting debateWashington PostWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — “Our country has changed,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote in 2013, when the Supreme Court freed Southern states from the requirement that federal authorities approve any proposed election law change in order to ensure ...Outcome of trial on N.C. election law changes will have national effectHouston Chronicle (subscription)all 25 news articles »

Obama's climate change policy driven by outside forces: report

Washington TimesObama's climate change policy driven by outside forces: reportWashington TimesThe Obama administration's controversial climate change agenda is being driven largely by outside forces in the environmental community, and powerful activist groups have played a major — and perhaps illegal — role in crafting key Environmental ...Report: EPA Broke The Law To Push CO2 RegulationsDaily CallerWhat Will Obama's Biggest Proposed Climate Action to Date Really Look Like?The New RepublicObama will use veto to defend climate change plan if necessaryThe GuardianEnvironment & Energy Publishingall 85 news articles »

Report: EPA Broke The Law To Push CO2 Regulations

The GuardianReport: EPA Broke The Law To Push CO2 RegulationsDaily CallerA new report by a government watchdog group claims the EPA broke federal law by secretly colluding with environmental activists to push the Obama administration's global warming agenda, and urges the agency to go back to the drawing board on its ...What Will Obama's Biggest Proposed Climate Action to Date Really Look Like?The New RepublicObama will use veto to defend climate change plan if necessaryThe GuardianBig US corporations commit to invest in clean energy, but not all of them buy ...Environment & Energy Publishingall 80 news articles »

Pell Grants For Prisoners: An Old Argument Revisited

NPRPell Grants For Prisoners: An Old Argument RevisitedNPRTomorrow, at a prison in Jessup, Md., Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Loretta Lynch are expected to unveil a program to do just that. The new ... The key word there is "limited" — because there's only so much the administration ...and more »

Bipartisan bill would compensate victims of Iran hostage crisis

The HillBipartisan bill would compensate victims of Iran hostage crisisThe Hillwill formally unveil legislation on Thursday aimed at getting compensation for victims and families of Americans held hostage in Iran between 1979 and 1981. Duffy and Connolly's bipartisan ... “Whether it is the Carter administration refusing to secure ...

Can Congress defund Planned Parenthood?

CBS NewsCan Congress defund Planned Parenthood?CBS NewsBut the Obama administration said the state law violated the freedom of choice provision and cut off all the federal funds - some $30 million - for Women's Health Program. At the time of the decision, about 130,000 women used the program to receive ...and more »

White House to Unveil New HIV Strategy

Advocate.comWhite House to Unveil New HIV StrategyAdvocate.comThe officials say on President Obama will sign an executive order Thursday releasing this update to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, taking it through 2020. The headline from Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, who is director of the Office of National AIDS Policy ...and more »

White House To Unveil New HIV Strategy

Advocate.comWhite House To Unveil New HIV StrategyAdvocate.comPresident Obama is headed to Atlanta Thursday to take the wraps off the next stage of a 10-year plan to treat and prevent HIV in the United States. The headline from Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, who is director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, is that ...

US will finalize long

The Detroit NewsUS will finalize long-delayed 'quiet cars' rulesThe Detroit NewsWashington — The Obama administration said Wednesday it will finalize in November long delayed rules requiring “quiet cars” to add new alerts to warn pedestrians. At an event ... "Our National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will soon issue a ...

Lawmakers Unveil New Tax Plan on Intellectual Property

The HillLawmakers Unveil New Tax Plan on Intellectual PropertyWall Street Journaland Richard Neal (D., Mass.). Mr. Ryan has made it clear he is backing the plan and intends to incorporate a version of it into his own corporate-tax overhaul proposal. The Obama administration has signaled that it is willing to consider tax relief for ...Lawmakers Dangle 10% Rate for Some Tech Profit in U.S. Tax PlanBloombergall 4 news articles »

Obama administration to expand prisoner access to Pell grants

MarketWatchObama administration to expand prisoner access to Pell grantsMarketWatchThough government officials have yet to formally unveil the pilot program, it's already become a target for criticism from congressional Republicans. Rep. John Kline, a Minnesota Republican, accused the Obama administration of “governing through ...Obama Administration Could Expand Pell Grant Eligibility to PrisonersTIMEWSJ: WH to Temporarily Reinstate Pell Grants For InmatesNewsmaxObama's Plan to Restore Pell Grants for Prisoners Gets Mixed ReviewsWall Street JournalWashington Free Beacon -AL.com -Washington Timesall 326 news articles »

Signaling break with Obama, Clinton 'skeptical' about Arctic drilling

CNNSignaling break with Obama, Clinton 'skeptical' about Arctic drillingCNNThe position is a break with the Obama administration, who earlier this year approved drilling in the Arctic ocean and earlier this month gave Shell the green light to drill two oil exploration wells 70 miles off the Alaskan coast. "I have doubts ...Hillary Clinton casts doubt on Arctic oil drilling in a rare break from ObamaNew York Daily NewsHillary says we'll have to elect her to find out where she stands on Keystone ...American Thinker (blog)Clinton won't take sides on Keystone but says it shouldn't be a litmus testLos Angeles TimesPoliticoall 321 news articles »

Climate rule likely to relax some deadlines

SalonClimate rule likely to relax some deadlinesThe HillThe Obama administration is likely to change some deadlines for states to comply with its climate rule for power plants when the regulation is made final. The final version of the rule, which President Obama could unveil as early as Monday, will ...Later Deadline Expected in Obama's Climate PlanNew York TimesSources: EPA Will Ease Pollution Rule DeadlinesValley Newsall 234 news articles »

Obama, on China's Turf, Presents US as a Better Partner for Africa

New York TimesObama, on China's Turf, Presents US as a Better Partner for AfricaNew York TimesLast year, China unveiled a $12 billion package of credit and development funding for Africa. China expects to provide $1 trillion in financing to Africa by 2025, much of ... At a conference for entrepreneurs, he announced more than $1 billion in ...Obama In Africa: Long on Inspiration But Short on CashForbesall 2,788 news articles »

Later Deadline Expected in Obama's Climate Plan

CBS LocalLater Deadline Expected in Obama's Climate PlanNew York TimesIf enacted, the climate change plan, the final version of which is expected to be unveiled as early as Monday, could stand as the most significant action ever taken by an American president to curb global warming. But some environmental groups have ...Sources: EPA Will Ease Pollution Rule DeadlinesValley Newsall 210 news articles »