Waxman Ousts Dingell to Head House Energy Committee

Rep. Henry A. Waxman has become the Chair of the US House Energy Committee, replacing Rep. Dingell, and giving a lot of hope to environmentalists for more reasonable legislation on many issues including coal, mountaintop removal mining and climate change. 

Waxman has even indicated that he will push a bill effectively imposing a moratorium on approval of new coal-fired power plants unless those plants use advanced technology to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

Some links with more information:

PBS - Waxman Ousts Dingell to Head House Energy Committee

Mercury News - Waxman replaces Dingell, boosting Democrats' push on climate change

Bloomberg - Waxman Win Is Boon for Environmentalists, Bust for Utilities

Waxman to Introduce Moratorium on Approval of New Coal-Fired Power Plants