Both options currently on the table for raising the debt ceiling would cut environment and energy spending.

The president will announce new fuel economy standards — cars and light-duty trucks will need to be at 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

The EPA is proposing the first air standards for fracking.

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Flat screen TV use less than half the energy they did in 2008. The secret is just using LEDs.

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Jon Huntsman believes "conservation is conservative." Maybe the next president will appoint him head of the EPA.

Consumers are starting to wonder if it's such a good idea to clean their clothes with chemicals. (We say: just wash on cold and air dry!)