Articles by Lisa Hymas

Lisa Hymas is director of the climate and energy program at Media Matters for America. She was previously a senior editor at Grist.

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Is the Obama admin leaning toward requiring frackers to disclose the chemicals they use?

In an interview with Grist, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz suggested that frackers might need to be more forthcoming about their chemical cocktails.

Lisa Hymas Technology
Obama delays Keystone decision — again

The administration is giving federal agencies more time to weigh in on the pipeline. That means a decision will probably be pushed past the midterm elections.

Lisa Hymas Technology
Who had the best one-liners at the Senate’s climate slumber party?

Thirty U.S. senators stayed up all night long on Monday to talk about climate change. Did your senators join in the fun?

Lisa Hymas Climate & Energy
You can thank Warren Buffett for many of those exploding oil trains

His Berkshire Hathaway investment group owns many of the flimsy rail cars used to transport oil, and it has vigorously fought tighter regulation.

Lisa Hymas Technology