Senate comes under pressure from Obama to follow House’s lead and pass climate change bill

WASHINGTON — Hailing the House, President Barack Obama put pressure on senators Saturday to follow its lead and pass legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, helping usher the U.S. into a new age of energy efficiency.

Hailing House vote, Obama calls on Senate to pass climate, energy bill

WASHINGTON — Hours after the House passed landmark legislation meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions and create an energy-efficient economy, President Barack Obama on Saturday urged senators to show courage and follow suit.

Despite historic vote, climate bill faces tough road to becoming law

WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation to curb the pollution linked to global warming and create a new energy-efficient economy is headed to an uncertain future in the Senate after squeaking through the House.

House, in close vote, approves measure to limit pollution, move US toward cleaner power

WASHINGTON — In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation’s first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy.

Historic measure to limit pollution, move US toward cleaner power nears House showdown vote

WASHINGTON — With President Barack Obama lobbying by phone, the Democratic-controlled House churned toward a showdown vote Friday night on historic legislation to reduce pollution linked to global warming and power the nation with cleaner but more expensive energy.

House Democrats narrowly prevail in key test vote on climate bill, sending it to full House

WASHINGTON — House Democrats narrowly won a key test vote Friday and pushed for passage of sweeping legislation designed to combat global warming and usher in a new era of cleaner energy. Republicans said the bill included the largest tax increase in American history.

Democrats scrambling to find enough vote to pass historic climate change legislation

WASHINGTON — Democrats scrambled for votes Friday to push through a historic and hotly contested bill to combat global warming and usher in an era of cleaner but more expensive energy. To Republican opponents, it’s the largest tax increase ever.

House begins debate over climate change bill; votes expected to be close

WASHINGTON — The House has begun debating a historic and hotly contested global warming bill.

House Democrats clear the way for floor vote on climate change bill, vote expected to be close

WASHINGTON — The House has set the stage for a historic vote on hotly contested legislation to combat global warming and overhaul U.S. energy policy.

Handful of undecided Democrats hold key to whether House passes historic global warming bill

WASHINGTON — A handful of undecided Democrats hold the key to whether the House will confront global warming and begin a shift away from fossil fuels to cleaner sources of energy.

Obama pushing urgently for bill to fight global warming on eve of historic House vote

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pushed urgently Thursday for passage of legislation to confront global warming, billing it as a job-creating machine rather than the costly “job killer” Republicans denounced. He telephoning wavering Democrats on the eve of what could be a historic House vote.

Obama calls again for Congress to enact sweeping energy bill

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pressing again for passage of legislation that would confront the problem of global warming head-on.

House Democrats push for votes on historical climate bill as White House steps up pressure

WASHINGTON — Democrats scrambled for votes Thursday on a climate bill that would for the first time limit the pollution blamed for global warming as the White House stepped up pressure on reluctant lawmakers and former Vice President Al Gore tried to stave off any defections.

Last-minute deals bring House Democrats closer to approving cap-and-trade climate bill

WASHINGTON — The nuclear industry, ethanol producers and rural electric cooperatives are among those who stand to benefit from eleventh-hour deals made by House Democrats in search of enough votes to pass a sweeping climate bill.

With concessions to rural areas, Democratic support grows for ‘cape-and-trade’ climate bill

WASHINGTON — Support among House Democrats appeared to be growing Wednesday for a massive climate bill that for the first time would limit the pollution linked to global warming and redirect the nation toward greater use of clean energy.

Concessions to rural areas remove obstacle facing climate bill heading for House vote

WASHINGTON — An agreement on a string of demands sought by farmers and lawmakers from rural areas erased a major obstacle facing a massive climate bill that for the first time would limit the pollution linked to global warming and redirect the nation toward greater use of clean energy.

Key farm-state lawmaker says concessions should make climate bill acceptable to farmers

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee says farmers can support a proposed Democratic bill to limit greenhouse gases and combat global warming.

Deal sends bill to slow global warming to House floor for first time; key Dems predict passage

WASHINGTON — Key Democrats reached a deal Tuesday that its supporters hope will lead to House passage of the biggest environmental bill in decades, one aimed at slowing the gradual, destructive heating of the planet.

Rural, urban lawmakers strike agreement on how to best limit global warming

WASHINGTON — Rural members of Congress have won key concessions from urban lawmakers to limit the pollution blamed for global warming.

House Dems announce deal that downsizes renewable energy, pollution requirements

WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders are scaling back plans to curb global warming and make the transition to cleaner energy in the hopes that they can get a bill passed this year.