Small Nebraska agency might further complicate Keystone fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small Nebraska state commission that has never considered a major oil pipeline route could soon play a pivotal role in deciding the fate of the Keystone...
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U.S. to announce $6.5 billion loan deal for Southern Co nuclear plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will announce that it has finalized $6.5 billion in loan aid to build the country's first new nuclear reactors in more than 30 years,...
Plan to expand U.S. auto loan program faces bumpy road
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Democratic proposals to widen the scope of the Department of Energy's loan program for advanced cars could falter in the face of Republican opposition in Congress. Last...
Obama administration overturns ban on some iPad, iPhones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has overturned a U.S. trade panel's ban on the sale of some older iPhones and iPads, reversing a ruling that had favored Samsung Electronics...
New fracking rules attempt to placate opposing camps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, rolling back some measures from its original, abandoned draft as it...
Saudi embraces U.S. oil boom even as kingdom’s output steadies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The oil minister of Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude oil exporter, welcomed the U.S. energy renaissance on Tuesday but added that the boom in new global...
Senate panel to probe Texas fertilizer plant explosion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Barbara Boxer said on Tuesday she plans to investigate the explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant earlier this month that killed 15 people and injured scores...
Obama administration renews aviation biofuel program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday renewed an interagency agreement that backs the development of biofuels for the aviation industry and reiterated its support for embattled federal renewable...
Obama pushes research fund, seeks common ground on energy policy
LEMONT, Ill./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried to move past partisan fights over energy policy on Friday with a modest proposal to fund research into cars that run on...
Senator asks for data on sharp gasoline price rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Senate Energy Committee on Monday asked the federal government's energy statistics arm to provide data explaining the recent spike in gasoline prices, which...