Senate Republican wants watchdog probe of ‘green’ Energy Dept. loans

Senate GOP Conference Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) is calling on the Energy Department’s inspector general to probe whether the agency’s chief loan officer has shown favoritism to so-called “green” energy companies linked to a trade association he founded before assuming his current post. Barrasso, 71, said he was “urgently calling for a comprehensive investigation” into...