Funding to Refill Oil Reserve Cut From Stimulus
Funding for President Donald Trump’s plan to fill up the nation’s emergency oil reserve to help struggling drillers cope with the price crash failed to make it into the latest Continue Reading
Plan to fill US SPR at risk in Congress’ stimulus fight
The Trump administration’s plan to buy up to $3 billion of US crude oil to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve remains a bone of contention holding up Congress’ economic aid Continue Reading
Senate energy bill falls apart amid dispute over coolants
It was supposed to be a bipartisan moment for the Senate. But now a sweeping energy package promoted as a “down payment” on fighting climate change is falling apart amid Continue Reading
Energy bill stalled amid amendment gridlock
© Greg Nash A mammoth energy policy bill hit a roadblock in the Senate on Monday night with a stalemate over amendments threatening to derail the legislation entirely. Lawmakers voted Continue Reading
How a powerful lobbying group got stricter energy efficiency codes out of a big Senate energy bill
The National Association of Home Builders, one of the largest lobbying organizations in Washington, is arguing that the proposed building codes amount to an unfair and unnecessary increase on the Continue Reading
Lawmakers clamor to add provisions to fast-moving energy bill
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are seeking to add their bills to a fast-moving bipartisan energy package, which is expected to hit the Senate floor for a vote Continue Reading
Senate prepares to vote on big energy bill this week
In a divided Congress that has trouble passing anything, can energy policy be an exception? The Senate is preparing to vote this week on a major piece of legislation designed to move the Continue Reading
Don’t call it a climate bill: Senators unveil bipartisan energy package
On Thursday, Senators Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska and the chair of the Senate’s energy committee, and Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, unveiled the American Energy Innovation Continue Reading
US federal bi-partisan traction building on energy, climate issues: experts
Despite having a strongly divided US Congress often at odds with the White House, power market experts said Wednesday they see bi-partisan movement on energy and climate related initiatives that Continue Reading
US law must change for oil, gas infrastructure to keep up with demand: report
Overlapping, duplicative requirements slowing permitting Industry looking for more clarity from Congress Legal challenges putting pipeline projects at-risk Washington — The US government needs to reform its environmental regulations or Continue Reading
US Congress moves Nord Stream 2 sanctions bill ahead of Trump, Putin summit
The US Congress has begun moving sanctions legislation that would target construction of Russian pipelines, while analysts believe the upcoming meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could trigger Continue Reading
US lawmakers punt on adding clean energy breaks to tax bill, hint future action
Members of the US House of Representatives’ tax-writing committee said they will work on a new bill to expand incentives for renewable and clean energy amid complaints that their new Continue Reading
U.S. House committee to hold hearing on proposed fuel efficiency freeze
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee said on Tuesday it planned a June 20 hearing on the Trump administration’s proposal to freeze fuel efficiency standards at 2020 levels Continue Reading
The Energy 202: Republicans vote against bill containing their key climate priority: researching energy innovation
In recent months, several Republicans have rallied around a single idea when describing their plans to address climate change: innovation. They argue that investing in new technology — including in Continue Reading
The ‘Shocking Details’ Of The Green New Deal
The long-awaited Green New Deal was unveiled in Washington on Thursday, laying down a marker for 2020 and beyond. If you haven’t heard of the Green New Deal, you probably Continue Reading
150 Congressional Republicans Represent Fossil Fuel Companies Instead of Their Communities
Last week, we mocked the fossil fuel industry’s use of an outlet it owns to brag about perverting democracy — but we didn’t actually call out the politicians in the Continue Reading
Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Boost Energy Development
Several Republican Senators have reintroduced a bill to streamline oil and gas development permitting in the U.S., aimed at boosting mineral revenues for states and reducing regulatory burdens and costs. Continue Reading
House Democrats introduce bills banning oil, gas leasing in nearly all federal waters
Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced Tuesday seven separate bills aimed at blocking oil and natural gas drilling in nearly all federal waters. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes Continue Reading
Carbon Capture Receives Support From Both Sides Of The Aisle
At the White House and on Capitol Hill, debates over energy policy are playing out with just as much invective as just about any other issue in America’s bitterly divided Continue Reading
Renewable Energy Is Surging. The G.O.P. Tax Bill Could Curtail That.
A wind turbine generator outside Peetz, Colo. The Republican tax bills seek to scale back tax preferences for renewable energy like wind and solar. WASHINGTON — The Republican tax bills Continue Reading
U.S. Congress Slashes Support For Renewables And EVs
Take the ongoing soap opera of who in the energy sector is likely to gain or lose benefits from the current Congressional tax plan. While retaining at least $15 billion Continue Reading
House takes up offshore drilling overhaul
As leaders in the U.S. House take up an offshore drilling bill, pressure has mounted on the U.S. government’s lack of oversight for protection of public lands. The Accessing Strategic Continue Reading
House Tax Bill Prefers Fossil Fuels Over Green Energy
So far, the House tax bill, passed wholly by the Republican party, picks the winners and losers in the energy industry. Wind power and other green energy actors are the Continue Reading
Early pressure mounts on overhaul of U.S. offshore oil and gas rules
Members of the U.S. House next week take up a measure on offshore drilling that advocates say checks off the wish-list for the oil and gas industry. The House Natural Continue Reading
Alaska energy threat a new low, House leader says
The Trump administration walked an ethical line by using a “bag man” to threaten Alaska’s energy over a healthcare vote, a leader in the U.S. House said. U.S. Sen. Lisa Continue Reading
Fastest-Growing Type of Loan Faces Political Backlash
Momentum is building in the U.S. Senate to rein in a popular government-supported loan program used to finance energy-saving home improvements. Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) plans to introduce legislation Wednesday that Continue Reading
The Most Dangerous Bill You’ve Never Heard Of Just Passed The House
Last, week, under the cover of a media bliss-out except among Koch funded right-wing channels, the House of Representatives passed a bill which would effectively repeal future standard setting under Continue Reading
Trump’s First Law Removes Transparency Rule For Big Oil
President Trump’s first legislative act was to sign into law a repeal of a transparency rule aimed at keeping public oil companies in check with regard to their international operations Continue Reading
Oil Companies, Corrupt Governments to Benefit as Congress Guts Transparency Rule
On February 3, the Republican-led Senate used an obscure procedural tool to end a bipartisan provision meant to fight corruption and overseas oil bribery, a rule opposed by Rex Tillerson Continue Reading
Republicans kill energy sector disclosure, emissions rules
U.S. Republicans on Friday repealed a securities disclosure rule aimed at curbing corruption at oil, gas and mining companies and voted to ax emissions limits on drilling operations, part of Continue Reading
Congress Moves to Rescind Rule Requiring Big Oil to Reveal Foreign Government Payments
The Senate voted Friday to rescind a rule that would have required energy companies to report payments to foreign governments for the right to develop oil, gas and mineral assets, Continue Reading
U.S. lawmaker moves to scrap SEC’s ‘resource extraction’ rule
A senior U.S. lawmaker unveiled a legislative plan on Monday to scrap a rule devised under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law requiring publicly-traded mining, oil and gas companies to Continue Reading
Oil, Gas Industry Looks to Trump for Opening Federal Lands to Development
President Obama’s onslaught of 11th hour rules and regulations to stifle oil and gas will be vulnerable to a motivated Congress’ retribution and incoming Trump Administration, experts say. Despite presiding Continue Reading
Trump faces dilemma as U.S. oil reels from record biofuels targets
The Obama administration signed its final plan for renewable fuel use in the United States last week, leaving an oil industry reeling from the most aggressive biofuel targets yet as Continue Reading
House moves to hold oil, gas leases online
House members move to hold offshore oil and gas auctions on the Internet. Photo by tartaruga1988/Shutterstock WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) — Bipartisan leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives returned Continue Reading
House leader threatens subpoena over Exxon climate probe
Legal force may be needed to compel state attorneys general and environmental groups to clarify their climate charges against Exxon Mobil, a House leader said. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, the Continue Reading
House scoffs at Obama’s proposed $10 oil fee
Republican leaders in the U.S. House said a White House proposal to impose a $10-per-barrel tax on U.S. oil stands no chance of gaining legislative traction. President Barack Obama proposed Continue Reading
U.S. Republicans Move Toward Iran Deal Showdown With White House
Legislation that could undermine the international nuclear deal with Iran clears a U.S. congressional panel, setting up a potential showdown over one of President Barack Obama’s signature foreign policy initiatives. Continue Reading
End of Oil-Export Ban Provides Blueprint for Bipartisan Compromise
Congress abolished the 40-year ban on oil exports this past week, a victory for oil companies and conservatives that few thought conceivable until recently. One thing made it possible: supporters Continue Reading
End of Oil-Export Ban Provides Blueprint for Bipartisan Compromise
Congress abolished the 40-year ban on oil exports this past week, a victory for oil companies and conservatives that few thought conceivable until recently. One thing made it possible: supporters Continue Reading
Congressional Leaders Agree to Lift 40-Year Ban on Oil Exports
In a move considered unthinkable even a few months ago, congressional leaders have agreed to lift the nation’s 40-year-old ban on oil exports, a historic action that reflects political and Continue Reading
Murkowski: Oil the answer to national security
Lifting a ban on U.S. crude oil exports could help address security issues for allies overseas more exposed to regional crises, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said. The Senate Energy Committee Continue Reading
Congress Eyes Tax Break for Oil Refiners as Paris Talks Heat Up
As diplomats in Paris try to secure an international agreement to rein in carbon pollution from fossil fuels, lawmakers in Washington are pushing a tax break for oil refiners as Continue Reading
New legislation affects U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Two recently enacted laws authorize significant sales of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) over the next decade. The Bipartisan Budget Act authorizes the sale of 58 million Continue Reading
White House opposes legislative efforts to erase oil export ban
Efforts to reverse a 40-year-old ban on domestic crude oil exports through legislative action are not welcome, a White House spokesman said. Congressional leaders are working to pass a massive Continue Reading
House passes symbolic gesture for oil exports
A U.S. House leader said a bill passed in favor of oil exports rejects a global landscape favoring North America, but support wasn’t enough to override a veto. By a Continue Reading
U.S. oil reserve sale reduced in transportation bill deal
The U.S. transportation bill will be partially funded by selling off some of the U.S. emergency oil reserve, but less will be sold than originally planned after negotiators in the Continue Reading
House Votes to Block EPA Power-Plant Rules
The Republican-controlled House Tuesday approved a pair of measures blocking federal rules to cut power-plant emissions , a symbolic move aimed at sowing doubt about President Barack Obama’s climate agenda Continue Reading
COP21: Republican scepticism hangs over Paris climate talks
The Republican presidential race will cast a shadow over this week’s UN climate talks as President Barack Obama pledges to take action in Paris that his would-be successors have vowed Continue Reading
Standoff over government climate study provokes national uproar by scientists
A top House lawmaker’s confrontation with government researchers over a groundbreaking climate change study is provoking a national backlash from scientists, who say his campaign represents the most serious threat Congress has posed to scientific freedom. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, has subpoenaed scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and demanded that they turn over internal e-mails related to their research. Their findings contradicted earlier work showing that global warming had paused, and Smith, a climate change skeptic, has accused them of altering global temperature data and rushing to publish their research in the June issue of the journal Science. [ NOAA chief tells lawmaker: No one will ‘coerce the scientists who work for me’ ] So far, NOAA officials have resisted Smith’s demands, and the showdown has escalated. The lawmaker has threatened to subpoena Commerce Secretary Penny […]