by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jun 22, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Euro Zone Welcomes New Greek Debt Proposals, More Work to Do Renee Maltezou, Jan Strupczewski / Reuters Euro zone finance ministers welcomed new Greek proposals for a cash-for-reform deal on Monday but said they required detailed study and it would take...
by American Security Project | Feb 11, 2015 | Monitor
Following today’s hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) on the “EPA’s Proposed Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rules from New, Modified, and Existing Power Plants” proposals to curb carbon pollution, former EPA Administrator in the George...
by Jeffrey Lloyd | Jul 29, 2014 | Monitor
EU Set to Widen Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Tom Burridge / BBC The European Union is set to agree new sanctions against Russia, targeting its finance, energy and defense sectors over the conflict in Ukraine. Russia Violated 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty Jim Kuhnenn...
by Justin Tolentino | Jun 18, 2014 | Monitor
Militants Lay Siege To Iraq’s Largest Oil Refinery Sameer N. Yacoub and Qassim Abdul-Zahra / AP The campaign by the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has raised the specter of the sectarian warfare that nearly tore the country apart in 2006...
by Justin Tolentino | Jun 2, 2014 | Monitor
EPA Releases Much-Anticipated Limits on Power Plant Emissions Kate Sheppard / Huffington Post The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new standards on Monday, calling for a 30 percent cut in carbon emissions from power plants by 2030. The regulations are the...