By David Mark Top Stories Trump administration tariffs that are planned to take effect next week — 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum — have leaders in a variety of energy sectors concerned. The oil and natural gas industry, for instance, relies on specialty steels unavailable from American sources, said Jack Gerard, president […]
By David Mark Top Stories Exxon Mobil Corp. is moving on from Arctic oil projects, at least for now, with international sanctions on Russia complicating exploration projects in the far northern region. Russia’s state-controlled energy giant, PAO Rosneft, had relied on Exxon’s technical expertise in trying to access natural resources below the Arctic ice. (The Wall Street […]
By David Mark Top Stories A White House meeting regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard failed to quell a dispute between Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and several Senate colleagues over federal ethanol mandates he contends hurts oil refiners, many based in his state. Cruz, who faces re-election this year, wants the Trump administration to place […]
By David Mark Top Stories Energy Secretary Rick Perry is reportedly headed to London Friday for discussions with officials from Saudi Arabia about a potential nuclear cooperation deal. The kingdom is increasingly turning toward nuclear power as part of a long-term strategy to diversify its economy away from oil production. (Bloomberg) Solar industry leaders are […]
By David Mark Top Stories Plaintiffs have reportedly filed 55 public records lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, 46 of them in 2017. In contrast, President George W. Bush’s EPA faced 57 in his entire eight-year presidency, and the increase may be a response to Administrator Scott Pruitt’s alleged lack […]
By David Mark Week in Review Official travel scrutiny Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt nixed a work trip to Israel, a cancellation that comes amid concerns regarding costs for his official travel. Pruitt was scheduled to meet with Israeli environmental agency officials and other government players, and his official trip was reportedly supposed to […]
By David Mark Top Stories President Donald Trump will reportedly meet with a group of agency heads and Republican lawmakers Tuesday to discuss the future of biofuels policy. Oil refiners are opposed to the Renewable Fuel Standard because it makes them financially liable for mixing biofuels into their fuel — but it has powerful defenders […]
By David Mark Top Stories The Environmental Protection Agency’s acting second-in-command, Mike Flynn, is set to retire in April — the latest departure among a batch of career officials tapped by the Obama administration to hold senior political jobs temporarily until Trump administration replacements could be nominated and confirmed. Flynn’s departure could leave a vacancy […]
By David Mark Top Stories Some nuclear power reactors would stay in operation for 80 years, two decades after their current licenses expire, under a plan reportedly gaining favor at the Energy Department. License-extension decisions ultimately lie with the independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but the Energy Department is said to be working with the nuclear […]
By David Mark Top Stories Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has nixed a work trip to Israel, a cancellation that comes amid concerns regarding costs for his official travel. Pruitt was scheduled to meet with Israeli environmental agency officials and other government players, and his official trip was reportedly supposed to include visits to […]
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