Proposals

Another shareholder is pushing Range Resources Corp. to more openly share its methane emissions reduction efforts, calling on the company to conduct and release a report by September that details how it’s managing the pollutant.

California’s major energy utilities have shifted their emphasis to renewable natural gas (RNG) and electrification in the transportation sector.

ExxonMobil Corp. has agreed to reveal the risks its businesses face from climate change, the supermajor said Monday.

Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) said this month that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest proposal to enact a 6.5% severance tax on natural gas production would give the state the highest effective rate in the country.

Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) said this month that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest proposal to enact a 6.5% severance tax on natural gas production would give the state the highest effective rate in the country.

California regulators on Thursday delayed action on a proposal by Sempra Energy’s Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) utility to effectively enter the distributed generation arena.

In the opening weeks of the California state legislature, proposals have surfaced with a clean energy emphasis, promoting renewables and alternative transportation fuel use. One proposal also would seek to mandate that the state’s two public employee retirement funds divest interests in coal companies.

As part of an effort to considerably slash the state’s personal income tax rate, Ohio’s Republican Gov. John Kasich on Monday unveiled a two-year budget proposal that calls for a 6.5% severance tax on oil and gas produced by the state’s unconventional operators.

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) is considering rule changes intended to reduce the costs of contested natural gas utility rate cases, which are ultimately passed on to consumers. While utilities have voiced support, municipalities across Texas claim the changes would deter challenges to rate hikes.