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Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, continuing his drive to impose more accountability into the financial market, has introduced a bill to establish stronger standards of openness, transparency and integrity in the trading of swaps and other over-the-counter financial derivatives by bringing them all into the regulatory fold.

Two conservation groups want the federal government to impose wider restrictions on western oil and natural gas development to protect the greater sage grouse.

Two conservation groups want the federal government to impose wider restrictions on western oil and natural gas development to protect the greater sage grouse.

Colorado’s move to impose stricter regulations on the oil and natural gas industry may lead EnCana Corp. to reallocate a chunk of its North American exploration budget to more “friendly” areas of the United States, a company executive said Tuesday.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal last Thursday called on the state’s regulators to impose significant penalties on Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) for a rash of customer overbillings in January and February.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Thursday called on the state’s regulators to impose significant penalties on Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) for a rash of customer overbillings in January and February.

House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) Thursday unveiled draft legislation that would impose a $50/ton tax on carbon emissions from coal, petroleum/petroleum products and natural gas, as well as a levy of 50 cents per gallon on gasoline, jet fuel and kerosene in an attempt to reduce consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. .

House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) last Thursday unveiled draft legislation that would impose a $50/ton tax on carbon emissions from coal, petroleum/petroleum products and natural gas, as well as a levy of 50 cents per gallon on gasoline, jet fuel and kerosene in an attempt to reduce consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

A controversial energy policy reform bill — the Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 (HR 2337), which would impose new restrictions on oil and natural gas producers and pipelines while repealing benefits that were offered to the energy industry in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) — will result in new discretionary spending of $2.6 billion over the 2008-2012 period, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).