In a strongly worded rebuttal, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday lashed out at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry for its role in opposing his severance tax proposal on oil and natural gas production in the state, calling the group’s stance “unacceptable” and accusing it of appeasing special interests.
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Pennsylvania Trade Groups Ask Lawmakers to Stop Severance Tax Advance
Pennsylvania’s top oil and gas trade groups have sent a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders in both chambers of the state legislature, urging against the passage of a new severance tax on the industry.
June 20, 2014
Wellinghoff to Step Down as FERC Chairman
Jon Wellinghoff, whose term as FERC Chairman is due to expire June 30, has submitted a letter of resignation to President Obama, a spokesman said Wednesday.
June 3, 2013
Wellinghoff to Step Down as FERC Chairman
Jon Wellinghoff, whose term as FERC Chairman is due to expire June 30, has submitted a letter of resignation to President Obama, a spokesman said Wednesday.
May 30, 2013
CFTC’s Chilton Sends Transaction Fee Proposal to OMB
In a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Bart Chilton Wednesday proposed that the agency be allowed to impose a targeted fee on transactions in the derivatives markets.
May 3, 2013
Enviros Weigh in Colorado State-City Energy Fight
In the midst of two lawsuits filed by Colorado officials against locally passed oil and natural gas drilling rules, Longmont, CO, gained some support Thursday when the Sierra Club and Earthworks’ attorneys filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to invalidate an ordinance passed last year.
February 19, 2013
Senators Bash EPA for Delaying Decision on Pavillion Report
In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Lisa Jackson Thursday, Republican Sens. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and David Vitter of Louisiana blasted the agency’s decision to again delay the public comment period on the controversial draft report examining groundwater contamination near Pavillion, WY.
January 22, 2013
Colorado Springs, CO, Adopts Fracking Rules
On a 6-3 vote after dozens of citizens and business representatives spoke, the Colorado Springs, CO, City Council late Tuesday night approved rules to allow the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in oil and natural gas drilling, mirroring similar statewide rules.
November 29, 2012
DOE Asked to Explain Criteria for Approving, Rejecting LNG Exports
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) to “understand the criteria” used to determinate whether liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to a non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries “are in the public interest.”
October 25, 2012
Interior Urged to Nix Arctic Ocean Lease Sales
More than 60 members of Congress Tuesday wrote a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar protesting the inclusion of Arctic sales in the federal government’s proposed five-year leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf.
August 16, 2012
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