A coalition of 48 House lawmakers led by Reps. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Jared Polis (D-CO) have fired off a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar expressing their support for the department’s plans to require public disclosure of the chemicals that producers use in the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) process for development of shale gas.
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Lawmakers Say House Probe of Hydrofracing Clashes with EPA Effort
Reps. Dan Boren (D-OK) and Tim Murphy (R-PA) have fired off a letter to House Energy and Commerce officials criticizing their decision to investigate the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) on the environment and public health, saying it is unnecessary and duplicative given the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) planned study of the same issue.
Lawmakers Say House Probe of Hydrofracing Clashes with EPA Effort
Reps. Dan Boren (D-OK) and Tim Murphy (R-PA) have fired off a letter to House Energy and Commerce officials criticizing their decision to investigate the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) on the environment and public health, saying it is unnecessary and duplicative given the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) planned study of the same issue.
New House Caucus to Focus Spotlight on Natural Gas
Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Dan Boren (D-OK) are laying the groundwork for a bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus to focus greater attention on natural gas on Capitol Hill.
New House Caucus to Focus on Natural Gas
Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Dan Boren (D-OK) are laying the groundwork for a bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, adding to recent activity aimed at making sure natural gas does not lose out in climate change legislation.
Plans for Friday Hearing on Cap-and-Trade Scrapped
House Republicans’ hopes for a hearing Friday to explore the costs of cap-and-trade legislation proposed by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) were dashed when Democrats failed to provide the emission allocation language that Republicans had requested earlier in the week.
Democratic Lawmakers Propose ‘Comprehensive’ Approach to Gas Infrastructure
Reps. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) introduced legislation last Thursday to create a commission that would examine policies governing the siting of natural gas infrastructure.
House Coalition Offers OCS Bill; Speculation Bill Not Dead
A coalition of House lawmakers, led by Reps. John Peterson (R-PA) and Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thursday introduced a bipartisan, comprehensive energy bill that seeks to lift the congressional moratorium on oil and natural gas drilling in closed areas of the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Meanwhile, House leaders plan to take another go at anti-energy speculation legislation, but a Democratic aide said it’s likely to be after the August recess.
Democratic Lawmakers Proposing ‘Comprehensive’ Approach to Gas Infrastructure
Reps. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) were expected to introduce legislation late Wednesday or Thursday to create a commission that would examine policies governing the siting of natural gas infrastructure.
House Bill Would Open More of OCS to Gas Drilling
As the oil and natural gas industries took a beating in the Senate and House tax-writing committees this week, Reps. John Peterson (R-PA) and Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) provided producers a ray of optimism. The two lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday that would remove the congressional ban on natural gas exploration and production in much of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).