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Senate Confirms Elliott to PHMSA, but FERC Nominees Stalled by Inhofe Objection

The U.S. Senate confirmed Howard “Skip” Elliott to serve as administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Thursday, but a motion to confirm Kevin McIntyre and Richard Glick to FERC was set aside after one senator objected.

October 6, 2017

Inhofe Asks Corps to Confirm Its Limited Role in Clean Water Rule

Two months after the Obama administration unveiled a final rule changing the definition of what constitutes Waters of the United States (WOTUS), a powerful Republican lawmaker opposed to the rule is asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to confirm by Thursday that it played a limited role in formulating it.

July 27, 2015

Chesapeake Well ‘Stable;’ Pennsylvania Issues Violations

Chesapeake Energy Corp. said a Marcellus Shale well that blew out late last Tuesday is “stable,” but the company must now manage the public and regulatory fallout of the incident in northeast Pennsylvania.

April 26, 2011