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A bill in the California legislature (AB 2773) that would open up the wider use of renewable natural gas (RNG) in alternative fuel vehicles moved out of its first committee in the lower house Assembly earlier this month.

A bill in the California legislature (AB 2773) that would open up the wider use of renewable natural gas (RNG) in alternative fuel vehicles moved out of its first committee in the lower house Assembly earlier this month.

A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that Sunoco Logistics Partners LP can condemn the land of three property owners in Southeast Pennsylvania that refused to sign easements for the company’s Mariner East (ME) 2 pipeline project.

A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that Sunoco Logistics Partners LP can condemn the land of three property owners in Southeast Pennsylvania that refused to sign easements for the company’s Mariner East (ME) 2 pipeline project.

A divide was evident this week at the Pennsylvania Capitol when Democratic lawmakers heard testimony from a group of experts about whether the state should continue to incentivize natural gas use, while Republican leadership continues to move forward with initiatives.

While the state’s conventional producers have largely been sidelined by the commodities downturn and their better-financed counterparts in the shale fields are feeling the squeeze more each day, 2015 was still another banner year for Ohio’s oil and gas industry.

California state Controller Betty Yee has filed a grievance against Interior Secretary Sally Jewell claiming the federal department has denied the state’s claims for nearly $300,000 in overhead costs related to the state’s auditing of oil/natural gas produced from federal lands.

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Monday unveiled an updated state energy strategy with 11 new initiatives as priorities that include a mixture of fossil fuels, renewables and research.

While the stance of the Republican presidential candidates is well known to be planted on the business side of oil and gas shale and fracking, there appears to be some moderation recently on the Democratic side, where candidates must dodge the slings and arrows of their environmental base.