"At the end of a Senate hearing last month, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) challenged Dave McCurdy, president of the American Gas Association, to say how Congress and the public can be confident about the cybersecurity defenses of the nation's natural gas infrastructure when no one is keeping score."

"The United States has filed a petition with the World Trade Organization (WTO) that could allow it to slap emergency tariffs or quotas on imported solar cells, according to a World Trade Organization filing released Monday."

"Coal is on the defensive in the nation’s power industry. Even in coal country."

"A sense of déjà vu pervaded the latest meeting of oil exporting countries. While production cuts have again bolstered oil prices, the optimism may fade, as shale producers in the United States jump back into the market and the rise of renewables dims prospects for demand."

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it proposed a rule on Thursday to postpone compliance dates for effluent guidelines for steam electric power plants published in November 2015."

"Across the country, companies keep extra natural gas in aging underground wells that weren't originally designed for such storage."

"Government work has paid off handsomely for billionaire Carl Icahn."

"Grant Township, Pennsylvania, population 741, has became the front line of a radical new environmental movement -- and they're not backing down".