Tag: Energy and utilities regulation
Gasoline pipeline shutdown tests Biden administration
The Biden administration, knowing that higher gas prices and long lines can carry severe political risks as well as threats to a recovering economy,...
2018 audit found ‘glaring deficiencies’ at pipeline company
BOSTON — An outside audit three years ago of the pipeline company hit by a cyberattack threatening fuel supplies in the eastern United States...
Mexican judge rules against president’s gasoline law
MEXICO CITY — A judge issued an injunction Monday against a law passed in April that allows Mexico's government to seize private gas stations...
French demonstrators demand more action on climate change
PARIS — Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Paris and other French cities on Sunday to call for more ambitious measures in...
Interior drops Trump proposal for Arctic offshore drilling
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Interior Department said Friday it would not pursue a Trump administration proposal that critics said would have weakened rules...
States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have...
Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the...
Oil pipeline disputes raise tensions between U.S. and Canada
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Months after President Joe Biden snubbed Canadian officials by canceling Keystone XL, an impending showdown over a second crude oil...
Supreme Court wrestles with New Jersey pipeline case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with how to resolve a clash between the state of New Jersey and a pipeline company...
Democrats move to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, part of a...