Ben Wolfgang
Articles by Ben Wolfgang
Teachers don’t want to carry guns in the classroom, poll says
As Vice President Joseph Biden's gun violence task force readies its recommendations, a new poll Tuesday shows the nation's teachers aren't interested in carrying guns into the classroom to protect themselves and their students. Published January 15, 2013
Gov. Cuomo on the spot as N.Y. considers fracking
With nearby states cashing in but environmentalists and Hollywood stars urging him to back off, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is running out of time to decide whether his state will join the natural-gas fracking boom. Published January 14, 2013
Time running out for N.Y.’s Cuomo on fracking decision
After delaying a decision whether to allow fracking in parts of upstate New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo can't wait much longer. Published January 11, 2013
Fracking viewed as good; water worries remain
A majority of Americans support fracking, but even larger majorities remain concerned about the drilling process' potential impacts on drinking water quality and support more research into the practice, new polling data show. Published January 10, 2013
N.Y., Connecticut governors seek more gun laws
Two Northeastern governors aren't waiting for Washington to pass new gun-control laws. Published January 9, 2013
Oil industry to Obama: Energy production, not taxes, will cure economy
Oil and gas industry leaders are urging President Obama to forgo tax increases in his second term and instead embrace more domestic energy production as a way to jump-start the economy and create jobs. Published January 8, 2013
Educators rebut Rhee’s tough grading
One of American education's leading provocateurs still knows how to set off a firestorm. Published January 7, 2013
Lawmakers seek leverage on Obama energy push
America's energy outlook this year will be, more than ever before, tied to how the federal government approaches the issue of climate change — and how much leverage the new Congress will have to help or hinder those efforts. Published January 7, 2013
Wind-power subsidy spared cuts
Federal support for wind power will last for at least one more year under a little-noticed portion of the "fiscal cliff" deal reached earlier this week. Published January 3, 2013
Obama wants ban on assault weapons
The national debate over gun control may have been pushed to the back burner in favor of the "fiscal cliff" battle, but President Obama remains committed to confronting the issue no matter the resistance from gun owners and the National Rifle Association. Published December 30, 2012
Graham: Obama has won ‘fiscal cliff’ battle
A top Republican senator is conceding defeat in the debate with President Obama over how best to avoid the "fiscal cliff," accepting that tax increases now appear inevitable. Published December 30, 2012
Jackson leaves EPA to mixed reviews
A hero to the environmental movement and a constant thorn in the sides of Republicans and the energy sector, outgoing Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson presided over one of the most controversial and dramatic periods in the agency's history. Published December 27, 2012
EPA offers hints on fracking’s future
The Obama administration has pulled back the curtain on its long-awaited study of the possible correlation between water pollution and fracking, but the full results and definitive findings of its far-reaching report won't be released until 2014. Published December 23, 2012
EPA offers details of its controversial fracking study
The public and the energy industry got their first glimpse Friday of a long-awaited study on the possible correlation between water pollution and fracking, but Obama administration officials said the full results and definitive findings of their study won't be released until 2014. Published December 21, 2012
Education chief Duncan calls for tougher gun laws after Newtown, Conn.
It's time for school leaders, politicians, Second Amendment advocates and others to come together and find real solutions to reduce gun violence in America, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday morning. Published December 21, 2012
Unions lambaste proposal to arm more teachers
The nation's leading teachers unions Thursday slammed the idea of arming more teachers, a proposal floated in the wake of last week's Sandy Hook school shooting by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and others and already in place in some Texas schools. Published December 20, 2012
Unions slam push to arm teachers with guns
The debate continues over whether teachers and other school personnel should have access to guns in an emergency, but the nation's two biggest teachers unions warned Thursday that would be a disastrous idea that sends the wrong message to children. Published December 20, 2012
Heartbroken Newtown community seeks answers from leaders
In the window of a local deli, the mother of a Sandy Hook Elementary School student has left a message for this grieving town. Mourning will continue for weeks, months, even years, but focus is turning increasingly to larger issues surrounding Friday's massacre. Published December 18, 2012
Visitors attend first funerals in Newtown, relieved own children are safe
Thousands are descending on this grief-stricken town, some to attend funerals for the young victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and others simply to pay their respects and to thank God that they were spared such an unimaginable loss. Published December 17, 2012
Families of Conn. shooting victims begin to speak of loved ones
Just 48 hours after their loved ones were taken from them by a gunman, families of the Newtown elementary school shooting victims have begun to lay bare their emotions and open up about the deep loss they've suffered. Published December 16, 2012
