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Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) Monday introduced bipartisan legislation to give federal financial regulators immediate authority to regulate trillions of dollars in swap transactions that continue to be marketed and traded in the United States under the radar of government oversight.

Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Barrasso (R-WY) last Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation (S. 3556) that seeks to increase the oversight and accountability of the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) following the disclosure earlier this month of illegal and unseemly behavior of former employees at the agency.

Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Barrasso (R-WY) Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation (S. 3556) that seeks to increase the oversight and accountability of the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) following the disclosure earlier this month of illegal and shocking behavior of former employees at the agency.

A leading Republican senator on energy issues last Tuesday criticized the cap-and-trade legislation proposed by Sens. Joesph Lieberman (I-CT) and John Warner (R-VA) that seeks to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

A leading Republican senator on energy issues Tuesday criticized the cap-and-trade legislation proposed by Sens. Joesph Lieberman (I-CT) and John Warner (R-VA) that seeks to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Maryland Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin, both outspoken critics of AES Corp.’s Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal proposed for Baltimore County, MD, last Tuesday said they supported legislation to repeal a provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that gives FERC exclusive authority over the siting of onshore LNG terminals.

Colorado U.S. Sens. Wayne Allard and Ken Salazar this week reached a compromise of sorts for the Roan Plateau region, introducing federal legislation that would assist four northwestern counties most affected by the booming natural gas industry.

Maryland Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin, both outspoken critics of AES Corp.’s Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal proposed for Baltimore County, MD, said Tuesday they support legislation to repeal a provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that gives FERC exclusive authority over the siting of onshore LNG terminals.

Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John Ensign (R-NV) last week introduced a measure that would extend tax credits for renewable energy and energy efficiency, without increasing taxes for the oil and natural gas industry. Ensign Friday offered the $6 billion tax entension package as an amendment to housing legislation on the Senate floor.