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House Republicans want the CEO of the bankrupt company Abound Solar to testify at a hearing this month, a sign of GOP plans to continue shining the political spotlight on the struggles of the Energy Department’s loan program. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee... Read More

Following Australia’s lead to price carbon pollution could prove more effective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions than the regulatory tactics employed in the United States, according to a report from the nonpartisan Brookings Institution think tank. Australia’s carbon tax —... Read More

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a powerful House Democrat allied with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), says he’ll put embattled utility Pepco under the microscope over days of storm-induced power outages his constituents have faced during the recent heatwave. Van... Read More

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) subpoenaed JPMorgan twice in the past three months on allegations that the bank manipulated energy markets for financial gain, court filings show. The filings, made on Monday, revealed FERC is investigating the banking giant for... Read More

Democratic lawmakers from Maryland are urging federal regulators to pay close attention to the environmental and health problems that might result from the expansion of a natural-gas pipeline in their state. The 21.4-mile extension of the Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline that... Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Clean-burning natural gas is the lifeblood for manufacturing, especially for the U.S. chemical and refinery industries. According to the American Chemistry Council, “nearly 800,000 people in the U.S. are directly employed in the chemistry industry,” and “for... Read More

Reuters has the latest on troubled natural-gas giant Chesapeake Energy:  The U.S. Justice Department is probing Chesapeake Energy Corp and Encana Corp for possible collusion after a Reuters report showed that top executives of the two rivals plotted in 2010 to avoid bidding... Read More

Americans no longer rank climate change atop a list of the world’s biggest environmental problems, but still favor action to curb greenhouse gases, according to a new Washington Post-Stanford University poll. The poll — conducted before the heatwave now gripping the eastern... Read More

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) is calling for a federal investigation into a proposed wind farm in the Nantucket Sound following the leak of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) emails that raised safety concerns about the project. The junior senator from Massachusetts said a probe... Read More

Two senators pushing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to complete long-delayed oil industry disclosure rules asked the SEC’s internal watchdog to evaluate the matter shortly before the commission announced an upcoming Aug. 22 vote on the regulation. Sens. Richard... Read More