Conservation

President Obama will declare Browns Canyon a national monument Thursday, parceling off the 22,000 acres along the Arkansas River in Chaffee County, Colo. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Obama to designate Colorado canyon as monument

Zack Colman · February 18, 2015 3:32 pm

As a lame duck president, Obama is desperately trying to secure a legacy and set up strong contrasts for the 2016 presidential campaign between Democratic and Republican values. (AP)

Obama’s leftward lurch poisons hope for consensus

Susan Crabtree · January 20, 2015 10:00 am

Acting Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Mike Boots speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative's 10th annual meeting on Sept. 22, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

Top Obama environmental adviser leaving

Zack Colman · January 13, 2015 10:09 pm

Republican Congressman Rob Bishop wants to "uncover the origins of Puerto Rico's fiscal failures and identify solutions to solve them," in which "energy will be central." (Deseret News via AP)

Energy and Environment

Shakeup on House Natural Resources panel signals tougher oversight

Zack Colman · December 30, 2014 1:29 am

A federal appeals court denied a lawsuit Tuesday by environmental groups that the EPA must use the Toxic Substances Control Act regulate lead used in shells and cartridges. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

EPA can’t regulate lead bullets, says federal court

Zack Colman · December 23, 2014 9:15 pm

Pipe is stacked at the southern site of the Keystone XL pipeline on March 22, 2012 in Cushing, Okla. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

Why the Keystone XL pipeline route has been so incredibly controversial

Zack Colman · December 15, 2014 5:40 pm

The Bingham Canyon copper mine wall slide is seen in this aerial photograph taken in Bingham, Utah, U.S., on Friday, April 12, 2013. The wall slide at Rio Tinto Group's Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah, a site that produces about 200,000 metric tons annually, could wipe out a forecast surplus for the metal for this year, UBS AG said. (George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty images)

Energy and Environment

Public lands, energy permitting measures added to Defense bill

Zack Colman · December 4, 2014 12:26 am

A coal-burning energy plant is seen in an aerial view in the early morning hours of July 30, 2013 near Bismarck, N.D. (Andrew Burton/Getty images)

Green space in the heart of the energy boom?

Zack Colman · October 20, 2014 9:00 am

President Obama speaks at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas, Calif., Friday. Obama designated the nearly 350,000 acres within the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles a national monument. Supporters say the move will provide recreational opportunities for millions of people -- minorities and children in particular -- who live in Los Angeles County, one of the most disadvantaged areas in terms of access to open space. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

Obama names national monument in Calif.

Zack Colman · October 10, 2014 9:02 pm

Bill and Hillary Clinton bike on Hilton Head Beach in South Carolina in 2012. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

Getting closer: Hillary’s first post-election speech to green campaign activists

Paul Bedard · September 29, 2014 9:38 pm

The expansion "will more fully protect the deep coral reefs, seamounts, and marine ecosystems unique to this part of the world," the White House said. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Obama to create the world’s largest protected marine territory

Zack Colman · September 24, 2014 11:54 pm

Rhea Suh will take over for outgoing NRDC president Frances Beinecke in January. (Getty File Photo/Ethan Miller)

Energy and Environment

Top environmental group names new chief

Zack Colman · September 17, 2014 8:34 pm