Activists in Washington state are gathering signatures on a petition to ask voters to put a price on big carbon emissions.
In a state where prior efforts to impose a carbon tax have failed, critics say this latest effort would launch a government program with no assurance of success.
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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently approved a $43.6 million reduction of Nicor Gas’ distribution rates, effective early May 2018.
The reduction stems from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which lowered the federal corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent.
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A partnership between the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and natural gas industry consortium Our Nation’s Energy (ONE) Future has identified opportunities to reduce methane emissions and make the delivery of natural gas more efficient.
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The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently voiced support for efforts by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to strengthen safety for offshore oil and natural gas drilling while reducing the regulatory burden on the industry.
Th... Read More »
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) will buy Andeavor (ANDV) for more than $23 billion, the companies announced on Monday, creating the No. 1 U.S. oil refiner by capacity and a top-five refiner globally.
The combined company will have more than 3 million barrels per day in capacity, with Andeavor's re... Read More »
A proposal for a natural gas facility DTE Electric Co. seeks to build in St. Clair County, Mich., as a replacement for aging coal plants was approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) last week.
Under the Commission’s authorization, DTE will be able to recoup up to $951.8 million... Read More »
The Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) recently released its global oil and gas infrastructure (GOGI) inventory, which identifies more than 4.8 million individual features from more than 380 datasets in 194 countries.
It includes information about the type, a... Read More »
A new report from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) notes that solar and wind energy had a banner year in the United States in 2017, with more residents using renewables than the previous year.
This news came paired with the assessment that, overall, the United States actually con... Read More »
Buckeye Partners, L.P. (Buckeye), Phillips 66 Partners LP (Phillips 66), and Andeavor announced this week the formation of a joint venture to develop a new deep-water marine terminal in Ingleside, Texas.
The new project, which will be called the South Texas Gateway Terminal, will be constructed o... Read More »
Leaders of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) recently sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and Energy Secretary Rick Perry calling on them to protect the confidential business information of small refineries.
U.S. Sen. John Bar... Read More »