Climate Bill Faces High Hurdles in Senate Nov 3, 2009
George V. Voinovich (Ohio), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee who was initially seen as one of the few Republicans who might consider backing the majority, is helping lead the opposition ... told CNBC on Friday, explaining why he did not think the bill Kerry had sponsored along with Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif ... Tom Udall (D-N.M.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, said he is optimistic that the parties can reach an... (CBS News -- US)
Senate GOP Plans Boycott of Climate Bill Nov 3, 2009
Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer, who leads the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee, urged Republicans to attend a critical Tuesday hearing on the bill but warned their absence would not freeze progress on the measure. "We look forward to working with them if they decide to participate, but if they do not, we will move forward in accordance with the rules of the Senate and of this committee," she said in a statement. (Newsmax)
GOP Senators Balk on Votes on Climate Change Nov 3, 2009
co-sponsor of the climate bill, which is before her Environment and Public Works Committee, said she plans to press ahead with consideration of the measure on Tuesday, even as GOP panel members threatened to boycott the proceedings. In a letter to Boxer, the Republicans warned that failure to accommodate GOP senators seeking further studies "would severely damage rather than help" the chances of getting the bipartisan support needed to get a bill through the Senate. (ABC News -- Wire)
Boxer, GOP Face Off Over Climate Boycott Nov 3, 2009
said Monday she will not be intimidated by GOP boycott threats and vowed to begin marking up her climate change legislation Tuesday regardless of whether Republicans show up at the Environment and Public Works Committee session. LOG IN NOT A SUBSCRIBER. (Roll Call)
National/World News Nov 3, 2009
Republicans for the most part plan to stay away from a meeting of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday as the panel begins deliberations over legislation that would cap greenhouse gases from power and industrial plants and curb the use of fossil fuels. THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Radovan Karadzic is set to appear in the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal's courtroom for the first time since his trial began last week on charges of ordering Serb atrocities throughout the... (The Palm Beach Post)
Barrasso, others may boycott proceedings Nov 3, 2009
co-sponsor of the climate bill, which is before her Environment and Public Works Committee, said she planned to press ahead with consideration of the measure today, even as GOP panel members threatened to boycott the proceedings. Sen. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Political notebook Nov 1, 2009
The legislation before us is about our economy, Baucus said at during an Environment and Public Works Committee hearing this week. Montana, with our resource-based agriculture and tourism economies, cannot afford the unmitigated impacts of climate change. (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
Climate bill pitched as national security issue Oct 29, 2009
The security implications of global warming were center stage Wednesday at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, one of a series of sessions in advance of voting on the climate bill, possibly as early as next week. Fragile governments' could fail"Our economic, energy and climate change challenges are all inextricably linked," retired Vice Adm. (MSNBC -- Environment)
$67 Million in Power Cash Headed to Gem State Oct 29, 2009
On Tuesday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee also opened three days of debate on the climate change bill. Opponents argue the bill will cost consumers, both in terms of new taxes and gas prices, while supporters say the price of inaction would be a bigger hit to pocketbooks and local economies in the long run. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Despite Health Woes, Dems Push Cap-and-Trade Oct 28, 2009
Kerry was the leadoff witness as the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee began a series of marathon hearings this week on a bill that would cap greenhouse gas pollution from power plants and large industrial facilities. The bill aims to reduce emissions 80 percent by mid-century. (Newsmax)
Obama presses climate accord Oct 28, 2009
Meanwhile, five administration officials appeared before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee Tuesday to urge it to pass climate legislation. Type Size. (AZCentral -- News)
ENERGY: Obama announces $3.4 billion for 'smart grid' Oct 28, 2009
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee began hearings Tuesday on its version of a bill to reduce greenhouse gases that cause global warming and to promote clean energy alternatives. The bill will "finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America," Obama said. (USA Today)
Obama team seeks energy bill Oct 28, 2009
left, delivers his opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on clean energy jobs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh). (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Capital Hill Oct 28, 2009
chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is holding hearings this week in hopes of expediting the bill she co-authored with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. (Investors Business Daily)
Senate Panel Begins Debate on Climate Bill Oct 28, 2009
left, delivers his opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on 00004000 clean energy jobs ... Chu was one of five administration officials, including three Cabinet secretaries, to push for legislation before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee as it opened debate on a 925-page bill that would reduce greenhouse gases by about 80 percent by mid-century. (CBS News)
Democrats push green energy agenda Oct 28, 2009
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee debates act to cut greenhouse gases ... Attempting to move that agenda forward, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee kicked off hearings on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. (CNN -- US)
Administration stresses urgency of clean energy bill Oct 28, 2009
I remain confident that we can make up the ground, said Chu, one of five administration officials, including three Cabinet secretaries, to push for legislation before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee as it opened debate on a 925-page bill that would reduce greenhouse gases by about 80 percent by mid-century. With weeks remaining before 192 nations gather in Copenhagen in December to negotiate a new global treaty to slow climate change, time is running out for the Senate to pass... (Boston Globe)
Senate panel hears climate bill concerns Oct 28, 2009
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the first of three days of hearings on a Democratic plan to tackle with a bill that would force U.S. utilities, factories and refineries to cut carbon dioxide pollution by 20 percent between 2012-2020. Moderate Democratic Senator Max Baucus, a member of the panel who also chairs the Senate Finance Committee, warned: "I have serious reservations (about) the depth of the ... reduction target in the bill.". (Scientific American)
Boxer Climate Bill Revives Complaints of Democrats in Coal-Reliant States Oct 27, 2009
Senator , a California Democrat who is chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, on Oct. 23 proposed a that requires emissions cuts of 20 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, 42 percent by 2030 and 83 percent by 2050. Limits passed in the House are similar, except the 2020 reduction target is 17 percent. (Bloomberg -- US)
Senate Hearing Kicks off Climate Bill Oct 27, 2009
chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, on the bill introduced last month and recently revised and updated with additional details. Sen. (ABC News -- Wire)
Main Street Bailout Oct 26, 2009
Late Friday night, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. issued a version that includes big benefits for farmers, provisions for deficit reduction and a ceiling on carbon prices. (Slate)
Activists in S.F. rally against climate change Oct 26, 2009
The bill is to go before the full Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday. Some at the San Francisco rally were frustrated with the pace of efforts at the federal and international levels. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Specter touts himself as consensus-builder Oct 25, 2009
Senate Democrats assigned him to spots among the more junior members of his committees: judiciary, veterans' affairs, environment and public works, appropriations and the special committee on aging. "I think the seniority is going to be revisited, I think fairly soon," Mr. Specter said, adding that he means before the 2010 elections. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Alaska Rep. Tied to Corruption Probe Oct 25, 2009
2004 - Obama elected to U.S. Senate (committees: Foreign Relations, Environment and Public Works, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, etc). 12/2006 - Palin elected Governor of Alaska (pop. (CBS News)
Climate bill in the Senate grows more ambitious Oct 25, 2009
WASHINGTON - Climate legislation has taken a small step forward as Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. issued her version, a plan that includes big benefits for farmers, provisions for deficit reduction and a ceiling on carbon prices. (AZCentral -- News)
Senate Democrats set climate bill industry permits Oct 24, 2009
Details unveiled by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee show the Democratic bill would allocate about 30 percent of the free pollution permits to local electric distribution companies and another 5 percent to merchant coal firms ... "We've reached another milestone as we move to a clean energy future," said Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer ... The Environment and Public Works Committee will hold three days of hearings next week on the bill and... (Scientific American)
Obama's climate-change hopes get a boost Oct 14, 2009
Obama has come under pressure from other countries to show progress, all the more so since he won a Nobel Peace Prize on Friday which cited what it called his "more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting. Climate change is competing for attention in Congress with Obama's proposals to bolster a battered economy and overhaul healthcare, which have consumed lawmakers all year. Senators Boxer and John Kerry, both of Obama's Democratic party, have unveiled... (Scientific American)
Boxer Aims for November Markup of Climate Bill Oct 14, 2009
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold hearings the week of Oct. 26 on a sweeping climate change bill, Chairman Barbara Boxer announced Tuesday. LOG IN NOT A SUBSCRIBER. (Roll Call)
GOP Graham's Endorsement Boosts Climate Bill Oct 14, 2009
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, plans to issue a revised version of the bill soon, which she recently introduced with Mr. Kerry late last month. The bill does little for nuclear power beyond new training programs and is silent about offshore drilling. (Newsmax)
Boxer hints at mark-up for climate change bill in early November Oct 14, 2009
Boxer, the chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced hearings on the climate bill starting October 27th. featuring cabinet secretaries and other Obama administration officials. (TheHill.com)
CARLY FIORINA: Restore water flow to Valley Oct 13, 2009
Domenici was delivering relief for his state in his influential role as Chair of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee. Both of California's senators supported that amendment. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Obama Pressured to Push for Climate Bill Oct 13, 2009
Kerry and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif. have been negotiating for months with colleagues on what it would take for them to support climate legislation, but it remains far shy of the 60 votes it needs for passage. (CBS News -- US)
Boxer enjoys big lead on probable GOP rivals Oct 10, 2009
In addition, Boxer - as chair of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works - will be in the forefront of news coverage in the coming months as Congress considers climate change legislation, DiCamillo said. While her more liberal position on climate change may not lure any additional Republican voters, "it may appeal to some of the decline-to-state" voters, DiCamillo said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
No Date Yet for Action on Boxer’s Climate Bill Oct 8, 2009
unveiled sweeping climate change legislation to little fanfare, the Environment and Public Works Committee that she leads is still working out a date to hold hearings and mark up the measure. LOG IN NOT A SUBSCRIBER. (Roll Call)
Lieberman Goes Nuclear on Climate Bill Oct 7, 2009
While he s no longer a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn. (Roll Call)
Victims press for action on distracted driving Oct 3, 2009
Schumer's bill, introduced in July and awaiting action in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, would reduce federal highway funding for states that fail to enact bans on texting while driving, including public transit. At LaHood's conference on Wednesday, Schumer urged the Obama administration to support his bill and include strong penalties. (CNN -- Tech)
New Report Exposes Special Interests Tied to Cap-and-Trade Bill Oct 1, 2009
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D.-Calif. is in the process of crafting the Senate version of Waxman-Markey. (Human Events Online)
Senate Democrats seek tougher limits on greenhouse gases Oct 1, 2009
Kerry and Senator Barbara Boxer of California, chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works Committee and the other key sponsor, titled the bill The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The measure resembles a bill passed by the House in June in many respects, though it is slightly more ambitious in terms of its environmental targets and fleshes out aspects of the carbon trading market that would be created under a system where carbon emitters will buy and sell pollution allowances. (Boston Globe)
American stance Oct 1, 2009
" Health warningAnd it might not even deliver that. Leading Republican senators have made no secret of their distaste for the bill. James Inhofe, the Oklahoma senator who leads the Republican contingent on the Environment and Public Works Committee that Ms Boxer chairs, describes it as ushering in a "bad option, cap-and-trade, that commits us to requirements for which affordable and reliable technology does not exist". When former presidential candidate John McCain was asked whether he could... (BBC News -- Americas)
Many support $100 billion a year on climate change Sep 30, 2009
It is to be released Wednesday by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Ban told a roundtable luncheon organized by the United Nations Foundation that at Copenhagen, he would like to see developed countries set ambitious mid-term targets for emission cuts and developing countries state their willingness to take "measurable, reportable and verifiable" actions to reduce emissions. (Anchorage Daily News)
Inhofe: EPW Republicans Will Not Try to Sink Climate Change Measure Sep 30, 2009
Senate Environment and Public Works ranking member James Inhofe (R-Okla. on Tuesday shrugged off launching an offensive against Chairman Barbara Boxer s (D-Calif. (Roll Call)
Senate toughens up on climate bill Sep 30, 2009
The Democratic bill is to be released Wednesday by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with a vote by the panel likely in late October. House Democrats could win passage of only a 17 percent emission cut by 2020 and Obama originally had sought only a 14 percent cut. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Senate: Cut Greenhouse Gasses 20% by 2020 Sep 30, 2009
The Democratic bill is to be released Wednesday by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with a vote by the panel likely in late October. The draft includes an economy-wide cap and trade system that would require power plants, industrial facilities and refineries to cut carbon dioxide and other climate changing pollution. (CBS News)
Senate Unveils Tough, High-Tax Cap-and-Trade Bill Sep 30, 2009
The Democratic bill is to be released Wednesday by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with a vote by the panel likely in late October. The draft includes an economy-wide cap-and-trade system that would require power plants, industrial facilities, and refineries to cut carbon dioxide and other climate-changing pollution. (Newsmax)
Senate climate bill tougher now than House’s version Sep 30, 2009
The Boxer-Kerry bill will be considered in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which Boxer heads. Several other Senate panels, including the Finance Committee, led by Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, will also play a major role in whatever climate change debate the Senate engages in this fall. (Boston Globe)
Sunspots and Weather Cycles Belie Global-Warming Hysteria Sep 14, 2009
A Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Minority Report released Dec. 11, 2008, listed more than 400 U.S. and international scientists challenging man-made global-warming claims by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. The number of scientist skeptics has grown to more than 700 today, and much of that skepticism focuses on the importance of naturally occurring cycles. (Human Events Online)
Montana rancher testifies against federal water jurisdiction (5) Sep 13, 2009
testified today on behalf of the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association before a impassioned U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Smith opposed a legislative proposal, Senate bill 1870, which seeks to expand federal jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act and redefine "Waters of the United States" by removing the requirement that such waters be "navigable" to be federally regulated. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Rockport author joins skeptics at Global Warming conference Sep 9, 2009
Until spring of 2009, Morano was communications director for the Republicans on the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, working for Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma. Inhofe was majority chairman of the committee until January 2007. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Boxer Vows to Introduce Energy Bill by Month’s End Sep 9, 2009
who heads the Environment and Public Works Committee, insisted Tuesday that her panel will introduce sweeping energy reform legislation by the end of the month. LOG IN NOT A SUBSCRIBER. (Roll Call)
Packed congressional agenda till end of year Sep 8, 2009
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif. and Sen. (TheHill.com)
Cap-and-Trade May be Sidelined by Healthcare Debate Sep 7, 2009
Staffers at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have been working behind the scenes on language intended to reel in enough of those moderates. Senator Barbara Boxer, who heads the committee, has been working off of a bill passed by the House of Representatives intended to cut utility and factory emissions of greenhouse gases by 17 percent by 2020, from 2005 levels. (Newsmax)
War, unions, climate fill Congress agenda Sep 7, 2009
"I took an assignment on the Environment and Public Works Committee because of the importance of the issue," Mr. Specter said. "I wanted to have a seat at the table, and I'm working with Sen. [Barbara] Boxer, who's the chairman of the committee, to have a strong bill, and I support what President Obama wants to do.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Enjoying the Health Care Debate? You'll Love the Climate-Change Debate. Sep 1, 2009
The key committee drafting the Senate legislation is the Committee on Environment and Public Works, chaired by Sen. Barbara Boxer of California. (Slate)
Senate Delays Climate Change Bill Sep 1, 2009
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif. and Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass. (Roll Call)
What energy, climate proposals mean to you Aug 29, 2009
Climate-change legislation is moving slowly in the Senate where Environment and Public Works Chair Barbara Boxer (D-Calif. held five climate-change hearings between July 7 and Aug. 6 and allegedly will introduce a bill modeled after Waxman Markey sometime in September. (Nogales International, AZ)
Senators postpone Alaska trip for Kennedy funeral Aug 27, 2009
Mark Begich, D-Alaska, was supposed to host four senators in Alaska this weekend, including the chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. The others scheduled to visit the state were Sen. (Anchorage Daily News)
Begich to show 4 senators effects of warming in Alaska Aug 26, 2009
Three of the senators are members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Boxer is the chair. Begich recently introduced a package of seven bills dealing with the effects of climate change in America's Arctic. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bill is big federal land grab Aug 25, 2009
On a Democratic party-line vote on June 18, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed S. 787, titled the Clean Water Restoration Act, out of committee ... Write a letter opposing the Senate version of the Clean Water Restoration Act (S. 787) referencing the Senate Committee vote on June 18 and send it to the Honorable James Inhofe, Ranking Member, Environment and Public Works Committee, US Senate, Washington, DC 20210. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Will the Pentagon Fight Global Warming? Aug 17, 2009
Kerry and Boxer held several high-profile hearings on climate change in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee in July. The hearings featured several retired military personnel, along with former Virginia Republican Senator John Warner, all of whom who argued that global warming is a threat multiplier that will cause geopolitical instability and embroil the United States military. (Human Events Online)
Snake Lobby, Animal Groups Clash Over Python Bills Aug 17, 2009
That leaves the best prospects for changes in the Senate, where the Environment and Public Works Committee is expected to mark up the bill later this year. Nelson spokesman Bryan Gulley said the Senator is listening to interest groups concerns about the bill and willing to entertain changes to improve it. (Roll Call)
Energy Legislation Pushed Aside as Health Care Fight Continues Aug 17, 2009
the chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, is working with Sen ... In our hallway, it looks like National Airport with all the comings and goings, a senior Democratic staffer on the Environment and Public Works Committee said. (Roll Call)
Sen. Bond: CIA Probe Would Be a Witch Hunt Aug 15, 2009
Bond is also a member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works. He was asked about the cap-and-trade plan to curb carbon emissions. (Newsmax)
Democrats push pollution measure Aug 15, 2009
The formula will be worked out when the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee meets in September to put finishing touches on the bill, the aide added. The pollution permits, which companies will be allowed to trade with one another, could be worth billions of dollars. (Boston Globe)
New EPA Rules on Arsenic Could Increase Water Costs by Billions Aug 13, 2009
Paul Anastas, the Obama Administration nominee to head ORD, told Senate Environment and Public Works Committee members after a query from Sen. James Inhofe (R.-Okla. (Human Events Online)
Parks could protect species in warming world Aug 11, 2009
Sheldon Whitehouse, R-Rhode Island, in a letter to the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee. The letter stressed a need for climate adaptation, which the lawmakers defined as the set of actions that will need to be taken to prepare for, respond to, and reduce the effects of climate change. (Missoulian, MT)
