US and International News

May 2, 2017

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A coalition of conservation groups has filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking plans to allow fracking in eastern Ohio’s Wayne National Forest. The Sierra Club, Ohio Environmental Council and the Center for Biological Diversity filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S Distri… Read More ➝

May 1, 2017

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday said he will explore the possibility of higher gasoline and diesel fuel taxes, suggesting an increase could pay for his ambitious infr… Read More ➝

May 1, 2017

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from Alaska and oil and gas industry groups protesting the government’s designation of more than 187,000 square miles in the state as critical habitat for threatened polar bears. The justice on Monday left in place an ap… Read More ➝

May 1, 2017

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday gave the government of Venezuela another chance to fend off a lawsuit alleging the country illegally seized 11 oil drilling rigs from an Oklahoma-based company in 2010. The justices ruled that lower courts had set the bar too low in al… Read More ➝

April 28, 2017

WASHINGTON — One of two remaining members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says she will not seek a second term, a move that could leave the five-member panel with a single commissioner. Democrat Colette Honorable said Friday she will not seek appointment after her current… Read More ➝

April 28, 2017

WASHINGTON — In a blow to environmental groups, a federal appeals court agreed on Friday to postpone a ruling on lawsuits that challenge Obama-era limits on carbon emissions. … Read More ➝

April 28, 2017

HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 13 this week to 870. A year ago, 420 rigs were active. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 697 rigs sought oil and 171 explored for natural gas this week. Two we… Read More ➝

April 28, 2017

WASHINGTON — The Latest on an executive order that could lead to expansion of drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans (all times local): 11:40 a.m. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will roll back restrictions on oil drilling in the Arctic. Tr… Read More ➝

April 28, 2017

IRVING, Texas — Exxon more than doubled its profit in the first quarter as rising crude prices magnified the cost cuts made by the company as energy prices tumbled. The com… Read More ➝

April 28, 2017

WASHINGTON — Working to dismantle his predecessor’s environmental legacy, President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday that could lead to the expansion of… Read More ➝