Investigators seek Ala. oil spill deal records
Some Fairhope officials have been served with subpoenas by federal investigators examining a $639,000 oil spill contract with state Sen. Trip Pittman, Mayor Tim Kant said.
View ArticleNeb. gov. doubts company will move pipeline route
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman said he doubts TransCanada will voluntarily move the planned route of a controversial oil pipeline proposal.
View ArticleGovernors urge Obama to loosen up deep-water drilling requirements
Seven state governors are urging President Obama to loosen up regulatory requirements for deepwater drilling, in a written letter to the White House.
View ArticleGovernor: Lawsuit against oil companies is a ‘trial lawyer windfall’
The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East has filed a lawsuit against dozens of oil, gas and pipeline companies.
View ArticlePuerto Rico governor vows reform as electricity bills soar
Puerto Rico's governor announced Wednesday that he is overhauling the island's state-run power company amid corruption allegations and criticism that bills are on average more than double that of the...
View ArticleCalifornia fracking study may take 18 months, governor says
Governor Jerry Brown said it may take as long as 18 months for California, the third-largest oil-producing state, to complete an environmental review of hydraulic fracturing. The state’s Monterey Shale...
View ArticleRepublican governor: Legal action likely against EPA’s ‘dangerous overreach’
Litigation is “on the table” in the Republican fight against the Environmental Protection Agency's newly proposed rules to dramatically cut states' carbon emissions by 2030, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal...
View ArticleCuomo: Hydraulic fracturing is ‘divisive’ issue
But the governor continued to say he will let scientists decide on the drilling practice.
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