January 6 - Stalemates of the Last Decade Haunt Agenda for 1990: Government and Commerce |
January 20 - Drilling Fight Continues |
January 20 - GLOBAL WARMING: Tough Talk Is Heating Up; Specific Action Unlikely |
January 20 - Japanese Drive a Hard Bargain On Emissions Standards |
January 20 - LOBBYISTS: For Industry and Opponents, A Showdown Is in the Air |
January 20 - Loose Ends May Put Brakes on Bill |
January 20 - NUCLEAR ARMS: Need for a Massive Cleanup May Slow Weapon-Building |
January 20 - Power of the Earth |
January 20 - Resources Protected, Abusers Punished In Measures Most Likely to Succeed |
January 20 - The 'White House Effect' Opens A Long-Locked Political Door |
January 20 - Using Environmental Goals In Name of Independence |
January 27 - ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: Odds Favor Victory for Stello In Senate Confirmation Vote |
February 3 - Armed Services Holds Off On Stello Nomination |
February 10 - Closed-Door Talks on Clean Air Anger Environmental Groups |
February 24 - NRC Pulled Every Which Way |
February 24 - SCIENCE: Panel OKs Measure On Groundwater |
February 24 - Stello and the Fortuna Affair: Backbiting at the NRC |
February 24 - THE SUPERCOLLIDER: Increasing Cost Estimates Give New Ammunition to Critics |
March 3 - ENVIRONMENT: Senate Committee OKs EPA Bill |
March 3 - Key Provisions of Senate Deal |
March 3 - Recent Oil Spill Adds Force To Calls for Double Hulls |
March 3 - Senate-White House Deal Breaks Clean-Air Logjam |
March 10 - Clean-Air Deal Survives First Senate Assaults |
March 10 - ENERGY: Fragile Shale Deal Sent to Senate |
March 10 - ENVIRONMENT: Tongass Timber Compromise Brings Deceptive Unanimity |
March 17 - As Clean-Air Bill Took Off, So Did PAC Donations |
March 17 - Contributions to Panel Members (chart) |
March 17 - Methodology |
March 17 - Two Key Members (chart) |
March 17 - Wheels Begin Rolling Again On House Clean-Air Bill |
March 24 - Senate-White House Deal Survives Another Test |
March 31 - Alternative Fuels |
March 31 - Showdown on Clean-Air Bill: Senate Says 'No' to Byrd |
April 7 - Alternative Evaporates |
April 7 - Big Win for Majority Leader Marks His Rite of Passage |
April 7 - Clean Air: War About Over In Both House and Senate |
April 7 - Clean-Air Bill: Dozens of Small Favors That Came Wrapped in a Big Package |
April 7 - ENERGY: House Report Doubts Stello But Doesn't Charge Perjury |
April 7 - SECTION NOTES: Hydrogen Research Expansion Sought |
April 7 - SECTION NOTES: Interior Panel OKs Rare-Minerals Bill |
April 21 - House Bill Would Help States Block Offshore Oil Drilling |
April 21 - Hydrogen Fuel Research Wins Panel Approval |
April 21 - NRC Must Develop Standards, Court Says |
April 28 - ENERGY: Faced With Critical NRC Report, Stello Withdraws Nomination |
April 28 - Oil-Spill Liability Negotiators Find Another Sticking Point |
May 12 - Acid Rain - Targeted Utilities (chart) |
May 12 - By Shifting Tactics on Clean Air, Dingell Guarded His Power |
May 12 - ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: Nuclear Energy, Coal Interests Eye Global-Warming Measure |
May 12 - Junior Members Help Out |
May 12 - PROVISIONS Senate Clean Air Bill: About This Issue |
May 12 - PROVISIONS Senate Clean Air Bill: Introduction |
May 12 - PROVISIONS Senate Clean Air Bill: Title I - Ambient Air Quality (Smog) |
May 12 - PROVISIONS Senate Clean Air Bill: Title II - Motor Vehicles |
May 12 - PROVISIONS Senate Clean Air Bill: Title III - Air Toxics |
May 12 - PROVISIONS Senate Clean Air Bill: Title IV - Acid Rain |
May 12 - PROVISIONS Senate Clean Air Bill: Titles VIII-X - Miscellaneous |
May 19 - ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: Global-Warming Bill Moves to Senate |
May 19 - House Plans To Act Quickly On Clean Air Amendments |
May 19 - WHAT'S AHEAD: House Takes Its Turn With Clean Air Bill |
May 26 - Easy House Vote on Clean Air Bodes Well for Bill's Future |
May 26 - SECTION NOTES: Senate Votes Increase In Oil Reserve |
June 2 - A Long, Hot Summer Looms For Clean Air Conferees |
June 16 - APPROPRIATIONS: Energy-Water Bill Goes to Floor |
June 16 - Energy and Water Appropriations (chart) |
June 16 - ENVIRONMENT: Panel Postpones RCRA Measure |
June 16 - SECTION NOTES: Alternative Energy Sources Pushed in House Bill |
June 23 - SECTION NOTES: Senate Energy Approves Hydrogen Fuel Bill |
June 23 - Water Projects (chart) |
June 30 - ENERGY: Bill Would Extend Oil Reserve To Include Refined Products |
June 30 - ENERGY: Bush's Offshore Oil Decision Doesn't Satisfy Congress |
June 30 - Oil-Spill Conferees Break Logjam |
July 7 - Budget Talks Reawaken Oil-Import Fee Debate |
July 7 - Oil Import Fee: Winners and Losers (chart) |
July 7 - PROVISIONS House Clean Air Bill: Introduction |
July 7 - PROVISIONS House Clean Air Bill: Title I - Ambient Air Quality (Smog) |
July 7 - PROVISIONS House Clean Air Bill: Title II - Motor Vehicles |
July 7 - PROVISIONS House Clean Air Bill: Title III - Air Toxics |
July 7 - PROVISIONS House Clean Air Bill: Title V - Acid Rain |
July 7 - PROVISIONS House Clean Air Bill: Titles VIII-X - Miscellaneous |
July 14 - ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: Oil-Spill Conferees Near End With Deal on Double Hulls |
July 14 - ENVIRONMENT: Clean Air Conference Opens With Two Senate Offers |
July 21 - A Slow Start |
July 21 - Cannons of the Conference Room Draw Clean Air Battle Lines |
July 21 - Energy and Water Appropriations (chart) |
July 21 - ENERGY: House OKs Version Of Oil Reserve Bill |
July 21 - ENERGY: Panel Approves New Benefits For Renewable-Power Plants |
July 21 - SECTION NOTES: New Uranium Enrichment Corp. Approved by House Panel |
July 21 - Senate Appropriators Approve Energy-Water Funding Bill |
July 28 - ENVIRONMENT: Conferees in Holding Pattern Over Clean Air Proposals |
July 28 - Long-Delayed Oil-Spill Measure Closer to Reaching President |
July 28 - Oil-Spill Compromise |
July 28 - PUBLIC WORKS: Water Projects Put Into Flow |
July 28 - Rare Spotted Owl Lands in Lap Of Interior Subcommittee |
August 4 - ALASKA: Oil Is Lifeblood of Economy, Not of Governor's Race |
August 4 - APPROPRIATIONS: Senate Oks Energy-Water Bill; Spending Exceeds Bush Plan |
August 4 - CLEAN AIR: Compromise on CFCs 1st Step In Slow-Moving Conference |
August 4 - ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: Oil Pollution Cleanup Bill Is Set for Final Hurdle |
August 4 - ENERGY: Fisheries Push for Inspections Of Underwater Pipelines |
August 4 - ENERGY: Panel Pushes For New Laws |
August 4 - ENVIRONMENT: Shore Bill Flows Past Panel, But Cost May Clog Path |
August 4 - House Passes Dam-Control Bill To Protect the Grand Canyon |
August 11 - Crude Oil |
August 11 - Crude Oil |
August 11 - Iraq Hits a Raw Nerve in U.S. But Policy Changes Unlikely |
August 11 - Oil-Spill Bill Cleared |
August 18 - Government and Commerce: Major legislative actions of the 101st Congress |
September 8 - ANWR May Be Latest Hostage Of Middle East Oil Crisis |
September 15 - ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: Bill Would Scrap NRC Waste Rule |
September 15 - ENERGY: Bush Drops Objection to Bill Boosting U.S. Oil Reserves |
September 15 - ENERGY: Pipeline Measure Moves in House |
September 22 - Behind the Scenes |
September 22 - Energy Interests Try To Avoid Getting Burned by Congress |
September 22 - Energy Taxes |
September 29 - ENERGY: Alternative Energy Breaks Approved |
September 29 - ENERGY: House Urges Bush To Use SPR Oil |
September 29 - ENERGY: Octane Crackdown Bill Moves Ahead |
September 29 - ENERGY: Pipeline Inspection Gains Panels' OK |
September 29 - ENVIRONMENT: Clean Air Stuck in Conference Over Automobile Provisions |
September 29 - ENVIRONMENT: Opposition Applies the Brakes To Auto Fuel-Economy Bill |
September 29 - OFFSHORE OIL: House Approves Drilling Bill |
September 29 - PUBLIC WORKS: Bush Concerns Are Bottling Up Approval of Water Projects |
October 6 - APPROPRIATIONS: Committee Expands Oil Drilling Bans |
October 6 - ENERGY: Long-Anticipated Energy Taxes End in Rose Garden Surprise |
October 6 - ENERGY: State Grant Bill Clears Senate |
October 6 - ENVIRONMENT: Clean Air Conferees To Talk But Differences Loom |
October 6 - Interior Spending (chart) |
October 6 - Proposed Energy Revenues (chart) |
October 13 - APPROPRIATIONS: Energy Bill Slices Super Collider |
October 13 - Clean Air Conferees Agree On Motor Vehicles, Fuels |
October 13 - ENERGY: Committee OKs SPR Sale |
October 13 - FORESTRY: Tongass Conferees At Standoff |
October 13 - Pesticides Circle Game |
October 13 - The Deal on Motor Vehicles |
October 20 - APPROPRIATIONS: Energy, Water Bill Passed by House |
October 20 - Byrd Wields His Influence To Sway NEA Battle |
October 20 - Clean Air Conferees Agree On Industrial Emissions |
October 20 - SECTION NOTES: Antarctic Protection Bills OK'd in Both Chambers |
October 20 - SECTION NOTES: Pipeline Inspection Measure Approved By House |
October 20 - The Deal on Air Toxics |
October 27 - APPROPRIATIONS: Energy and Water Bill Is Cleared |
October 27 - ENERGY: Energy Bill Would Encourage Alternative Producers |
October 27 - ENERGY: Hydrogen Research Program Approved |
November 3 - Energy and Water Appropriations (chart) |
November 3 - ENERGY and WATER: Spending Measure Cleared for Bush |
November 3 - Interior Spending (chart) |
November 3 - INTERIOR: Senate Clears Bans On Oil Drilling |
November 3 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Government and Commerce |
November 3 - SECTION NOTES: Cleared Legislation Would Fund Corps of Engineers Projects |
November 3 - SECTION NOTES: Power Plant Bill Survives Last-Minute Static |
November 3 - SECTION NOTES: Senate Passes Bill To Bury Exposed Pipelines |
November 24 - Acid Rain - Targeted Utilities (chart) |
November 24 - Hazardous Air Pollutants (chart) |
November 24 - PROVISIONS: Clean Air Act Amendments (chart) |