The Senate recently rejected an energy amendment that would have opened a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and natural gas exploration.
A bill that would ban the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether was recently approved by the Environment and Public Works Committee by bipartisan vote.
Congress is considering having the Interior Department contract with local law enforcement officials to tighten security around its 58 hydroelectric dams and 348 reservoirs.
Detailed reports of ongoing monitoring of drinking water in New York City show that residents and workers are not being exposed to contaminants such as asbestos, radiation, mercury and other metals, pesticides, PCBs and bacteria.
GEFCO recently announced that North American Equipment and Supply has been awarded the distributorship for the George E. Failing Company, Speedstar and King Oil Tools in the country of Canada.
The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality intends to challenge a court ruling that nullifies pollution standards of the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River.