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While 2021 saw fossil fuels jobs decline by more than 35,000, the clean energy and clean vehicle subsectors regained about 156,000 positions, according to a report from climate advocacy group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). In its Clean Jobs America 2022 report, E2 found that 50% of new energy jobs were in clean energy-related sectors, including solar,…

President Biden is expected to sign into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 once it reaches his desk, legislation that Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm said would be “monumental” for clean energy investments. Under the legislation, which cleared the Senate on Sunday and is expected to be approved by the House later…

Fighting the narrative that natural gas is part of the problem, U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) last week introduced a resolution calling for the recognition of domestic natural gas as a green and clean energy source.  “It’s green. It’s clean. And it’s abundant right under our feet, right here in Ohio,”  Balderson said.  Balderson, speaking…

Natural gas futures slipped early on Monday following forecasts for mild weather and diminished heating demand. However, they rebounded in afternoon trading and finished in the green amid anticipation of a late-month surge in frigid temperatures. The February Nymex gas futures contract settled at $2.747/MMBtu, up 4.7 cents day/day after falling more than 10 cents…

Democrat Conor Lamb declared victory this week with only a few hundred more votes than his opponent in the shale country congressional race in southwest Pennsylvania. The seat has been held by a Republican for more than a decade, but the results may be unofficial for weeks.

Energy Transfer Partners LP’s (ETP) plans to sell a 32.44% stake in its Rover Pipeline to private equity for $1.57 billion met with generally positive reactions from investors Tuesday, but the project still faces uncertainty amid scrutiny from regulators and from Congress.

President Trump devoted less than two minutes of his first address to Congress to discuss energy issues, but he used the plenum Tuesday evening as an opportunity to mention several of his accomplishments during his first weeks in office.

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) said House lawmakers plan to invoke the Congressional Review Act (CRA) this week to repeal two rules enacted during the Obama administration, including the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) rules governing flaring and venting of associated natural gas on public and tribal lands.

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) said House lawmakers plan to invoke the Congressional Review Act (CRA) this week to repeal two rules enacted during the Obama administration, including the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) rules governing flaring and venting of associated natural gas on public and tribal lands.