Morgan Meguire News

The House of Representatives kicked off the second session of the 110th Congress today (1/15/07), with an oversight hearing on steroid use by professional baseball players; the Senate is slated to return next Tuesday, January 22.  The same day, President Bush is scheduled to deliver his final State of the Union address to Congress.

On January 14, the Department of the Interior (DOI) released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Cape Wind power development off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  Markey said the EIS would provide a proper path of regulation on this project and ensure that this and other offshore wind projects are developed ...

On Thursday, January 18, Rick Boucher (D-VA), chair of the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Administration's perspective on the climate change conference that took place in December 2007 in Bali. James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the White House's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) will be a key ...

In a January 4 press release, the American Public Power Association (APPA) cited a study by the Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry that found that there is "no evidence that membership in an RTO [Regional Transmission Organization] promoted the development of renewables."  The conclusions of the study contradict an "open ...

On January 7, the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service announced a delay in the final decision on whether to grant Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection to the polar bear.  Late last year, DOI completed a study showing that the world population of polar bears would decrease by two-thirds by 2050 and disappear ...