House bill would suspend environmental penalties when blackouts loom
Legislation approved by a House committee on Wednesday would give lectric utilities a free pass for keeping the lights on and power flowing whenever the government orders them to continue operations --...
View ArticleStates target hydraulic fracturing with bans, fines
As the North American natural gas boom continues, state legislators across the country have targeted hydraulic fracturing for new regulations, proposing a range of 50 bills involving bans, moratoriums...
View ArticleMurkowski: Energy efficiency bill will advance on Capitol Hill
The Senate could take up energy efficiency legislation once it finishes debating immigration policy even though more comprehensive bills aren't moving any time soon, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska,...
View ArticleKeystone battle inspires effort to tame process
Inspired by the five-year fight over Keystone XL, U.S. Rep. Gene Green is pushing legislation that would smooth the approval process for pipelines and power lines that cross U.S. borders.
View ArticleHouse votes to expand offshore drilling
Even before the House voted 229-185 to force the federal government to allow offshore drilling off the South Carolina, Virginia and California coasts, lawmakers admitted the plan was going nowhere. But...
View ArticleTexas congressman introduces bill to end export ban
A top House Republican is introducing legislation to end the nation's longstanding ban on crude exports, as the oil industry campaigns for the freedom to sell the fossil fuel around the world.
View ArticleHouse committee to vote on oil exports
A House subcommittee will vote on legislation to lift the oil exports ban on Thursday, launching a push to get the measure through Congress this year.
View ArticleSenate panel advances oil exports in near party-line vote, signalling trouble...
Although the Senate banking committee voted 13-9 to approve an oil exports bill, the panel debate on the measure illustrated hardening partisan division over the possible trade policy change.
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