Japan expects the U.S. to approve shale gas exports to the country after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed the issue with President Obama at a recent summit meeting, the Yomiuri Shimbun reports.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pacific International Lines, a Singapore-based container ship company, is being ordered to pay $2.2 million in criminal penalties for concealing illegal waste water discharges in a falsified oil record book.
A report from energy consultancy IHS CERA said the European Union's economic crisis has hindered its energy policy by lowering demand and reducing the chance of potential investment in improving the energy network, Reuters reports.
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A gas installation in Algeria that was the site of a terrorist attack last month that left 37 hostages dead partially resumed production Sunday, as the head of the state-owned energy company said he would request armed personnel for energy plants to help prevent future assaults on sites that can be hundreds of miles from the nearest city.
Ohio's Environmental Protection Agency could move to change state rules on sewage ash, allowing the waste to be sold and used as fertilizer, The Columbus Dispatch reports.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting after the Senate's 5:30 p.m. vote to approve its 113th Congress funding resolution and possibly appoint the ranking member of the Subcommittee on National Parks.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing attempted a major step Friday toward getting its 787 Dreamliners flying again, proposing a fix for the plane's troubled batteries that could allow the flights to resume as early as April, congressional officials said.
The Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition announced it will push for faster offshore permitting and press Congress to pass an offshore revenue-sharing bill, The Hill reports.
"Black liquor," a carbon-heavy byproduct of wood pulping used to power plants, has benefitted from alternative energy credits in Maryland and Washington, D.C., The Washington Post reports.
An EPA spokeswoman said former Administrator Lisa Jackson did not use a New Jersey state government email account while she worked at the agency, The Star-Ledger reports.
Liberal watchdog group Checks and Balances Project said the State Department inspector general is investigating potential conflicts of interests in the department's environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline, The Hill reports.
West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined a push to have the Supreme Court rule to overturn EPA greenhouse gas regulations, The Charleston Gazette reports.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., voiced optimism that President Obama would not veto his bill to authorize oil and gas drilling off the coast of Virginia, The Hill reports.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said a key satellite tasked with tracking severe eastern weather failed and a spare has been activated, Reuters reports.
The new chemical safety compromise bill introduced by Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., now has 20 co-sponsors, The Hill reports.
Participants in the Energy Department's Better Buildings Challenge, designed to reduce energy consumption at buildings, saved about $58 million in energy costs last year, The Journal Sentinel reports.
In a Q&A with State House News Service, Massachusetts Senate candidates Rep. Ed Markey, D, and Gabriel Gomez, R, give their take on the Senate battle to confirm EPA nominee Gina McCarthy.
In an interview with GreenBiz.com, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick discusses his vision for his state's energy policy, including his plans for offshore wind generation.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to reform the Long Island Power Authority over flaws exposed by Hurricane Sandy is unpopular among municipal bond investors, Bloomberg reports.
