by MCDC | Jul 25, 2013 | Action Alerts, Coal, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Video, Virginia
Today, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from establishing safeguards for disposal of toxic coal ash. Read more about the bill on our Front Porch Blog....
by MCDC | Jul 18, 2013 | Coal, Environment, Fracking, Global Warming, Keystone XL, Mountain Top Removal, News
@mikememoli WASHINGTON – The Senate voted to confirm Gina McCarthy as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, ending what had been the longest delay for any of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet picks. The 59-40 vote was the second such...
by MCDC | Jun 26, 2013 | Coal, Environment, Global Warming, Issues, Keystone XL, Video
From the desk of Dave Pell “In a speech at Georgetown University, President Obama outlined his plan to cut greenhouse gases and renewed what promises to be a heated discussion on climate change. The speech was wide-ranging, but some of most memorable parts were...