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Ninety-eight House Republicans Friday sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar urging him to proceed with the review of the Bush-era offshore leasing plan for 2010-2015 that was put on hold earlier this year.

Ninety-eight House Republicans Friday sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar urging him to proceed with the review of the Bush-era offshore leasing plan for 2010-2015 that was put on hold earlier this year.

Sempra Energy’s two natural gas distribution utilities received clearance from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to proceed with seeking approval for off-system natural gas sales over the protests of regional air pollution regulators and power generators. The CPUC concluded that air quality issues had already been considered and could not be revisited in the current proceeding.

President Obama signed a memorandum last Tuesday that changes the course on a Bush-era regulation that allowed federal agencies to proceed with projects without consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) about potential harm to endangered or threatened species and plants as required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

President Obama signed a memorandum Tuesday that changes the course on a Bush-era regulation that allowed federal agencies to proceed with projects without consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) about potential harm to endangered or threatened species as required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

FERC Thursday terminated an inquiry into the fuel retention practices of interstate natural gas pipelines, saying there was no basis for the agency to proceed with generic action.

Bill Barrett Corp.’s plans to drill natural gas wells in Utah’s Nine Mile Canyon should not be allowed to proceed until an environmental study details air quality impacts, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told state officials.

Saying “current economics are not sufficient to proceed,” Agrium Inc. is setting aside plans for a coal gasification facility to supply syngas to its Nikiski nitrogen plant in Kenai, AK. Mothballing of the facility will be completed shortly, Agrium said, and the plans may be revisited again in the future.

Saying “current economics are not sufficient to proceed,” Agrium Inc. is setting aside plans for a coal gasification facility to supply syngas to its Nikiski nitrogen plant in Kenai, AK. Mothballing of the facility will be completed shortly, Agrium said, and the plans may be revisited again in the future.