"Will the Chemical Safety Board Survive?"
"It’s growing increasingly difficult to see a light at the end of the tunnel that the U.S. Chemical Safety Board finds itself in these days."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 07/23/2015
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"Feds Warn Railroads To Comply With Oil Train Notification Requirement"
"The U.S. Department of Transportation warned railroads that they must continue to notify states of large crude oil shipments after several states reported not getting updated information for as long as a year."
Source: McClatchy, 07/23/2015
"House Votes To Let States Regulate Coal Ash"
"The U.S. House voted Wednesday to grant states the authority to regulate the disposal of ash from coal-fired power plants and to roll back some of the new federal safety standards scheduled to take effect later this year."
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel, 07/23/2015
"Way Cleared for Shell to Start Drilling in Arctic Ocean"
"The Obama administration cleared the way on Wednesday for Shell to start drilling in the Arctic Ocean this summer, but the safety restrictions it is imposing could slow the pace at which rigs strike oil."
Source: NY Times, 07/23/2015
"House GOP Unveils Energy Reform Package"
"House Republicans have unveiled a package of bills aimed at bringing the country’s energy infrastructure, reliability and other energy matters into the modern era."
Source: The Hill, 07/22/2015
UK: Government Cuts Solar Subsidies To Reduce Green Energy Costs
"The government has unveiled sweeping plans to cut subsidies to the renewable energy sector, saying costs are out of control and the consumer must be protected from soaring bills."
Source: Guardian, 07/22/2015
"Senate Highway Bill Faces Many Obstacles"
"A six-year highway bill crafted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) was in limbo Tuesday after lawmakers rejected a motion to move forward with the measure in a 41-56 vote."
Source: The Hill, 07/22/2015
"Wind Industry Wins Key Victory in Senate"
"The wind energy industry won a key victory Tuesday in the Senate Finance Committee that extended an important tax credit for renewables."
Source: Washington Examiner, 07/22/2015
Utah Approves Tar Sands Mine But Requires Water Monitoring
"Utah state officials have given the go-ahead for a tar sands mine under construction on the eastern flank of the state. They will, however, require the company to do water and air quality monitoring in a move environmentalists are calling a victory."
Source: AP, 07/21/2015
FERC Moves To Combat Emerging Utility Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
"Federal regulators have begun a push for new cybersecurity defenses to prevent sophisticated attackers from penetrating utility control rooms and other industrial control system centers by infiltrating malware on third-party vendors' products."
Source: EnergyWire, 07/21/2015
