Laws & Regulations

"Line 5 crosses tribal lands, runs beneath the water and needs major upgrades. Opponents fear spills. Supporters envision jobs. Everyone sees a fight."

"The fiscal 2024 spending package released Thursday proposes to prolong and expand a critical lifeline for the domestic nuclear energy industry."

"Water companies in England have faced a barrage of criticism as data revealed raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and seas last year in a 105% increase on the previous 12 months."

"The MTA board on Wednesday gave its final approval of congestion pricing, paving the way for the agency to charge drivers a $15 daytime toll to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street."

"The Interior Department moved Wednesday to slash methane pollution from drilling on public lands, a key peg in President Joe Biden’s reform agenda for the federal oil program. The Bureau of Land Management’s rule will make oil companies pay royalties on “wasted” natural gas. That is the methane that operators either vent into the air or burn off rather than capture in a pipeline and sell."

"West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) on Tuesday vetoed a measure that would raise the allowable size for a solar plant operated by state utilities, citing concerns about its effects on the coal industry."

"Some oil and gas industry executives fear Donald Trump’s protectionist policies could spark a global trade war".

"A year after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the study found vinyl chloride accidents have happened on average “once every five days since 2010.” An industry group says the chemical is safe and “makes modern life possible.”"

"The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to repeal the nation’s first-ever gas ban, raising questions about the fate of similar restrictions on fossil fuels across the West."

"The agency is being asked to strengthen a toothless rule that requires only a heads-up before experiments to modify the weather."