Ed Markey
Oil drilling plan to focus on Gulf of Mexico
Nov 08, 2011 17:08 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will allow "robust oil and gas development" in the Gulf of Mexico starting in 2012, but will hold off on letting drillers into Arctic waters until more is known about spill response preparedness, according to a proposed five-year plan unveiled on Tuesday.
US lawmakers hail Shalit release
Oct 18, 2011 12:55 EDT
US lawmakers on Tuesday welcomed the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after 1,941 days of Hamas captivity, cheering his freedom and expressing hopes for stalled Middle East peace efforts.
Alaska contracting scandal sparks call for House probe
Oct 05, 2011 23:33 EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A key lawmaker urged Congress on Wednesday to probe whether a program aimed at awarding no-bid federal contracts to Native-owned corporations in Alaska was especially vulnerable to fraud and abuse.
Lawmakers, advocates split over teen Net privacy
Oct 05, 2011 16:29 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposed update of the U.S. online privacy rule for children sparked debate at a congressional hearing on Wednesday over whether such protections should extend to teenagers.
Lawmakers call undeletable cookies "unacceptable"
Sep 27, 2011 13:18 EDT
(Reuters) - Two leading lawmakers on privacy -- a Republican and Democrat -- have asked the Federal Trade Commission to look into MSN.com and Hulu.com's installation of cookies onto users' computers that cannot be deleted.
FTC proposes kids' online privacy rule update
Sep 15, 2011 16:17 EDT
(Reuters) - A proposed update of the U.S. online privacy rule for children would revise definitions of personal information and beef up parental consent mechanisms to reflect technological changes.
FTC proposes kids' online privacy rule update
Sep 15, 2011 16:17 EDT
(Reuters) - A proposed update of the U.S. online privacy rule for children would revise definitions of personal information and beef up parental consent mechanisms to reflect technological changes.
US report spreads blame for BP oil spill
Sep 14, 2011 21:11 EDT
A key US government report spreads the blame for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, citing a bad cement job, poor management by BP and its subcontractors and risky shortcuts.
Power plants can comply with green regulations: FERC
Sep 14, 2011 16:32 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. power plants can comply with new environmental rules without disrupting the supply of electricity if providers and local authorities have time to plan for the changes, energy regulators told congressional Republicans seeking to unwind the rules.
Quake shook U.S. plant twice as hard as design allowed
Sep 08, 2011 18:38 EDT
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - Last month's record earthquake in the eastern United States may have shaken a Virginia nuclear plant twice as hard as it was designed to withstand, a spokesman for the U.S. nuclear safety regulator said on Thursday.
Obama backtracks on smog plan, bows to big business
Sep 02, 2011 17:28 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama put a stop on Friday to new rules that would limit smog pollution, unexpectedly reversing course on a key policy measure after businesses said it would kill jobs and cost them billions of dollars.
Obama backtracks on smog plan, bows to big business
Sep 02, 2011 17:28 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama put a stop on Friday to new rules that would limit smog pollution, unexpectedly reversing course on a key policy measure after businesses said it would kill jobs and cost them billions of dollars.
Obama backtracks on smog plan, bows to big business
Sep 02, 2011 17:28 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama put a stop on Friday to new rules that would limit smog pollution, unexpectedly reversing course on a key policy measure after businesses said it would kill jobs and cost them billions of dollars.
Obama backtracks on smog plan, bows to big business
Sep 02, 2011 17:28 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama put a stop on Friday to new rules that would limit smog pollution, unexpectedly reversing course on a key policy measure after businesses said it would kill jobs and cost them billions of dollars.
Groupon shares mobile location plans with Congress
Aug 18, 2011 15:00 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Groupon Inc disclosed some details of its plan to offer location-based offers through mobile phones when the largest daily deal company responded on Thursday to Congressional questions about its privacy policies.
Obama unveils sharp increase in auto fuel economy
Jul 29, 2011 18:43 EDT
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Several major auto makers on Friday embraced the Obama administration's proposal to push the industry further away from once-dominant gas guzzlers to more lean and efficient vehicles.
Obama to announce new fuel economy standards Friday
Jul 28, 2011 00:40 EDT
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - The Obama administration has reached a compromise with automakers on a new fuel economy target for cars and trucks, ending months of negotiations on this pivotal mandate for the auto industry.
