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With about two weeks left of the Idaho state legislature’s current session, a bill (HB 232) to rewrite oil/natural gas rules hasn’t moved forward, but if it does, the state’s major exploration and production (E&P) company is concerned about a chilling effect on future drilling.

A House panel on Thursday passed along partisan lines a pair of bills designed to alter the way the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducts its scientific research, as well as membership in the agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB).

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday calling for Congressional disapproval of a rule by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to revise its resource management planning process. The bill will now head to President Trump’s desk for his signature.

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday calling for Congressional disapproval of a rule by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to revise its resource management planning process. The bill will now head to President Trump’s desk for his signature.

Two of the top proponents of an omnibus energy bill in the Senate took aim at House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) Wednesday after his office reportedly declared that lawmakers had run out of time to reach a compromise on outstanding issues in the legislation.

Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate convened Thursday to resume consideration of a bill that calls for revenue sharing among states involved in existing, new or future energy production from both onshore and offshore leasing areas.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on Monday issued an interim final rule that will allow it to issue emergency orders on oil and natural gas pipelines, satisfying a requirement from a comprehensive pipeline safety bill enacted last summer.

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow the Department of Interior (DOI) to conduct offshore oil and natural gas lease sales via the internet. If the bill is ultimately enacted into law, it could thwart efforts by environmental groups to disrupt future auctions.

A Pennsylvania Senate bill that would have rolled back certain provisions of a wide-ranging regulatory package for shale drillers that’s set to take effect soon lost steam last week and failed before the legislature recessed for the summer.