EZRA KLEIN’s WONKBOOK Harry Reid has officially given up on plans to pass a climate bill through the Senate before the August recess. Which means it’s hard to imagine a climate bill passing at all during the remainder of this congressional session. It’s also hard to imagine one passing next session. Meanwhile, Barack Obama signed [...]

Technician: Warning system on BP oil rig had been disabled Friday, July 23, 2010 Washington Post Alert KENNER, LA. — Long before an eruption of gas turned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig into a fireball, an alarm system designed to alert the crew and prevent combustible gases from reaching potential sources of ignition had been [...]

Over the next 60 days, threatened and endangered sea turtles will be hatching – many making their way into Gulf waters that have become a toxic nursery because of the April 20th Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. In just the next few days, Congress will make key decisions on policies that could mean the difference between [...]