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BP plc still faces legal hurdles, but it jumped a big one late Friday after clinching a hard-fought settlement with the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee (PSC) to resolve a “substantial majority of legitimate economic loss and medical claims” from the Macondo well blowout two years ago in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The PSC acts on behalf of thousands of individuals and businesses in the multi-district litigation (MDL) proceedings pending in New Orleans (MDL 2179).

On the final evening of debate before state lawmakers recessed for the year, critics of a impact fee in Pennsylvania fought to increase the amount of revenue raised by the proposal.

The House and Senate have reached a hard-fought agreement on pipeline safety legislation (HR 2845), setting the stage for Congress to pass the bill before it adjourns for the year, the leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee said Thursday.

The House and Senate have reached a hard-fought agreement on pipeline safety legislation, the leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee said Thursday.

Proponents of the Fall River, MA, liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, who fought for years to build Weaver’s Cove LNG, withdrew their application last week with barely a whimper.

Proponents of the Fall River, MA, liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, who have fought for years to build Weaver’s Cove LNG, withdrew their application on Monday with barely a whimper.

House Republicans fought back a Democratic drive last Thursday to repeal a major tax break for oil and natural gas producers. The issue now moves to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.

New York state lawmakers have no plans to extend their proposed ban on the issuance of new permits for drilling involving hydraulic fracturing (fracking) beyond the May 15 deadline included in a bill recently passed by both chambers of the state’s legislature, according to Assemblyman Robert Sweeney (D-Suffolk County).

It’s been more than a week since Alaska’s write-in candidate Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) declared victory in the fiercely fought contest with Republican challenger and Tea Party-backed candidate Joe Miller and the Alaska Republican Party embraced her as the winner, but Miller has refused to concede — a move that could damage the state’s interests on Capitol Hill (see Daily GPI, Nov. 19).