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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants Pennsylvania to immediately test its water supplies for radioactivity.

Changes to Louisiana law that would tax the lateral portions of horizontal wells have the state’s producer community ready to fight, but parish tax assessors say laterals should have been taxable all along.

Changes to Louisiana law that would tax the lateral portions of horizontal wells have the state’s producer community ready to fight, but parish tax assessors say laterals should have been taxable all along.

Alaska Republicans said they were ready to “embrace” Sen. Lisa Murkowski as Alaska’s only Republican senator, and they urged her challenger and Tea Party-backed candidate Joe Miller to “end his campaign in a dignified way.” But by late Friday Miller hadn’t conceded defeat, instead filing in federal court for a preliminary injunction to keep the results from being certified.

Alaska Republicans said they were ready to “embrace” Sen. Lisa Murkowski as Alaska’s only Republican senator, and they urged her challenger and Tea Party-backed candidate Joe Miller to “end his campaign in a dignified way.” But Miller hadn’t conceded defeat Thursday, and he indicated that he might call for a recount.

Late Wednesday the Senate appeared ready to end a three-day standoff over consideration of a bill encompassing a sweeping reform of the financial regulatory system and move the measure to the floor for debate. Senate Banking Committee ranking Republican Richard Shelby of Alabama conceded that his negotiations with Chairman Chris Dodd, D-CT, aimed at getting concessions in advance had failed and released his fellow Republicans to vote their conscience.

Late Wednesday the Senate appeared ready to end a three-day standoff over consideration of a bill encompassing a sweeping reform of the financial regulatory system and move the measure to the floor for debate. Senate Banking Committee ranking Republican Richard Shelby of Alabama conceded that his negotiations with Chairman Chris Dodd, D-CT, aimed at getting concessions in advance had failed and released his fellow Republicans to vote their conscience.

Energy executives have begun to strengthen their workforces to prepare for the economic recovery and to ready for more unconventional natural gas and oil resource development, according to a new survey.

Energy executives have begun to strengthen their workforces to prepare for the economic recovery and to ready for more unconventional natural gas and oil resource development, according to a new survey.