A growing chorus of environmental groups is blaming climate change for the ferocity of this year's wildfires, heating up the debate over fire policy as wetter conditions brought relief to the Colorado front.
!["[W]e have a problem here," Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, says at a hearing about the Obama administration's record on energy production. (Associated Press)](http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2012/03/14/20120314-212323-pic-325901412_s101x63.jpg?5dc115c03150ad8f6028152c2e759f9e113a16a0)
Every time President Obama takes credit for rising U.S. oil and gas production during his administration, Republicans start rolling their eyes and grinding their teeth.
A coach-class rebellion against the Transportation Security Administration is brewing as state and local lawmakers challenge the agency's right to implement its invasive airport-safety protocols.
