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Republican candidate Joe Miller took his challenge of the outcome of Alaska’s disputed U.S. Senate race to the state Supreme Court Friday. He is asking the state’s highest court to overturn a decision by a Superior Court judge that was favorable to write-in candidate and incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).

House Republicans from two separate committees are asking Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to explain comments he made Tuesday that indicated natural gas drillers may be required to disclose hydraulic fracturing (fracking) chemicals used to develop shale and tight gas on public lands.

Seeking to sort out capacity assignment rules for intrastates and Hinshaw pipelines, FERC Thursday issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) asking for public comment on whether and how holders of firm interstate capacity on some intrastate pipelines can allow others to use their capacity, including to what extent buy/sell transactions should be permitted (RM11-1).

Seeking to sort out capacity assignment rules for intrastates and Hinshaw pipelines, FERC Thursday issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) asking for public comment on whether and how holders of firm interstate capacity on some intrastate pipelines can allow others to use their capacity, including to what extent buy/sell transactions should be permitted (RM11-1).

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a prominent environmental group, has filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking it to reopen its 1988 determination that the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was not appropriate for regulating oil and natural gas drilling fluids and produced waters.

A coalition of more than 50 major U.S. and global investors last week sent letters to 27 oil and natural gas producers asking them to disclose information regarding their risk oversight measures for offshore operations, including spill prevention and response plans.

A coalition of more than 50 major U.S. and global investors on Thursday sent letters to 27 oil and natural gas producers asking them to disclose information regarding their risk oversight measures for offshore operations, including spill prevention and response plans.

Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) and other lawmakers are asking all 435 House members to sign a joint letter to an appropriations subcommittee seeking assurance that “at least” $5.1 billion will be allocated for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in fiscal year (FY) 2011, as well as nearly $600 million in additional emergency funds. The requested funding is significantly more than what the Obama administration has proposed for FY 2011.

Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) and other lawmakers are asking all 435 House members to sign a joint letter to an appropriations subcommittee seeking assurance that “at least” $5.1 billion will be allocated for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in fiscal year (FY) 2011, as well as nearly $600 million in additional emergency funds. The requested funding is significantly more than what the Obama administration has proposed for FY 2011.