A clarification request was sent by U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning the agency's statement that it would continue on with the Clean Power Plan (CPP), even though the Supreme Court had voted to halt implementation 5-4 last month. Read More »

Vets4Energy is promoting energy independence for America, an issue U.S. military veterans are principally interested in for national security reasons, Tony Caldarelli, chairman of the Pennsylvania Vets4Energy chapter, said. Caldarelli said that when he went to Iraq in 2004, there were a lot of good reasons to be involved in the Middle East and one of them was because we needed their energy. Read More »

First Solar recently released its first-ever Corporate Sustainability Report, which lays out its plan to cut the cost of solar-powered electricity by utilizing photovoltaic (PV) technologies. Read More »

The U.S. House recently passed the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act, 231-183, which aims to ensure that coal-refuse-to-energy recycling facilities continue to operate, amid EPA regulations that threaten their existence. Read More »

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy (ACCCE) has expressed disappointment in presidential candidate Secretary Hillary Clinton's recent statement about her energy ideas for the future, specifically that many coal companies would be shut down under her administration, costing miners their jobs. Read More »

The House Judiciary Committee advanced the Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016 this week. Read More »

Offshore U.S. oil and natural gas drilling has broad support, from voting consumers to Congress, but the Obama administration’s new policy is not in line with this enthusiasm, API President and CEO Jack Gerard said. Read More »

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Energy and Power Subcommittee advanced a draft of the Pipeline Safety Act of 2016 to the full committee. Read More »

"Energy security is a matter of national security," said Leanne Wheeler, chair, Colorado Vets4Energy. "We will need a competent and dedicated workforce to serve in the industry." Read More »

Raytheon recently was awarded a $573 million modification to a previous Air Force contract to develop Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). Read More »

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), under the Department of Transportation, recently unveiled proposed new safety rules for natural gas pipelines, and the American Petroleum Institute's (API) Midstream Group welcomed them cautiously. Read More »

Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy, released a statement recently concerning the Interior Department's shift in offshore-drilling policy. Read More »

Several Baltic countries recently purchased natural gas from Gazprom Export through an auction held recently, resulting in the sale of over 420 million cubic meters of gas in 80 lots for six clients. Read More »

The U.S. and other nations rely on natural gas, from heating homes to cooking meals, for survival. Read More »

President Obama plans to nominate Army Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, to be commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Combined Forces Command and United Nations Command, the Department of Defense (DoD) said this week. Read More »

Thirty employers have been chosen as finalists for the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, as chosen by the Department of Defense's (DoD) Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) office from 2,424 different nominations. Read More »

Petroleum deliveries in February are up 2 percent over February 2015, with nearly 19.8 million barrels delivered per day, the highest February volume in eight years, the American Petroleum Institute said late last week. Read More »

The Colorado Petroleum Council (CPC) has voiced its opposition to recently passed natural gas and oil regulatory legislation in D.C., House Bill 1355, through a statement by CPC Executive Director Tracee Bentley. Read More »

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program was under scrutiny this week at a House Oversight Subcommittee on the Interior hearing. Read More »

The public comment period on the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed Waste Prevention rule has been extended. Read More »