Articles by Jonathan H. Harsch

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2017 - House and Senate committees are busily debating energy policy options that include boosting support for coal, carbon capture and storage, using more wind and solar power, addressing climate change, and the federal energy research programs threatened by steep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2017 - Houston-area flooding in Hurricane Harvey’s wake has been deadly, costly, and persistent. Hurricane Irma is delivering more of the same. But the cumulative damage from these two record-breaking hurricanes could pale in comparison to the impacts of a sudden cyberattack on vital infrastructure resources.

TEXAS, September 6, 2017 - The tremendous resilience of the Texas petroleum refining industry was reaffirmed Tuesday as refiners began restarting operations after the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey.

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2017 - Hopes ran high for enacting long-overdue federal legislation this year to upgrade the nation’s neglected infrastructure.

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2017 -While efforts to reform health care have fizzled and infrastructure and tax reform still seem like a heavy lift for this fall, there’s one piece of legislation that could actually give both parties a much needed legislative victory.

INDIANA, August 2, 2017 - Concepts like indoor farming, controlled environment agriculture (CEA), the vertical farm, and aeroponics are turning year-round, locally grown produce into commercial reality.

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2017 - “Affordable access to quality health coverage is a high priority for all Americans, especially farmers and ranchers.”

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2017 - Explaining a new focus for U.S. energy policy, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday said he and President Trump are going beyond “energy independence” to pursue “energy dominance.”