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This week will bring a likely Senate showdown over EPA power plant rules, while the House will see partisan battles over oil-and-gas drilling and land protections. The Senate is slated to vote Wednesday on Sen. James Inhofe’s (R-Okla.) plan to overturn EPA’s new air toxics... Read More

Falling energy prices mean it will cost a little less to lobby on energy in the Beltway. The District of Columbia Taxicab Commission announced Friday that the $1 per trip surcharge imposed almost 16 months ago will expire at midnight Wednesday, making it a tad cheaper for... Read More

A Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing Tuesday will be the next venue for a raging battle over the climate-change benefits of natural gas compared to other fossil fuels. Devon Energy Corp., a large independent natural-gas producer, will tell lawmakers that the... Read More

The Wall Street Journal reports that OPEC’s ability to sway global oil markets is “hamstrung” by three factors: Inability to enforce internal production targets, the European debt crisis, and looming sanctions against Iran. The Associated Press reports that embattled natural gas... Read More

Royal Dutch Shell’s top U.S. official credits the White House for recognizing the “strategic importance” of oil resources off Alaska’s coast, but says that overall, tensions between the industry and the Obama administration persist. “I think you see a lot and you hear a lot... Read More