Stories by John Larsen

This post originally appeared on the National Journal Energy & Environment blog.

After years of delay, EPA gets back on track in issuing rules that provide a path to a cleaner power fleet.

The Senate must consider several important issues before designing an electric power-only emissions trading program.

This summary provides a concise overview of the American Power Act (APA) released as a discussion draft by Senators John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman on May 12, 2010.

This summary provides a concise overview of S. 2877, the Carbon Limits and Energy for America’s Renewal Act (herein referred to as CLEARA), as introduced by Senators Cantwell and Collins on December 11, 2009.

An explanation of how WRI conducts analysis of climate and energy proposals before the US Congress.

I was surprised to learn from Nordhaus and Shellenberger’s recent piece in Foreign Policy that WRI has magical powers.

The new bipartisan framework for climate legislation will help negotiators in Copenhagen better understand where the Senate stands.

This summary provides a concise overview of the Chairman’s Mark of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (CEJAPA), released by Senator Boxer on October 23, 2009.

New analysis compares emissions reductions in the current Kerry-Boxer and Waxman-Markey bills.