The Government Accountability Office found that the Securities and Exchange Commission's new oil disclosure rules "complied with the applicable requirements."
EASTPOINT, Fla. (AP) — Florida's oyster industry appears near collapse and needs help to survive, including getting more fresh water into Apalachicola Bay from Georgia, Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday in pledging to try to help.
With a deadline approaching, the Obama administration is being pressed by environmental groups to appeal a court rejection of its Cross State Air Pollution Rule.
Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch, said an appeal by the Environmental Protection Agency for a re-hearing of the case by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia appears likely.
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is considering statewide rules on groundwater sampling and monitoring at new well pads, The Associated Press reports.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed $10 billion oil refinery in southeastern South Dakota on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court to strike down a state permit that would allow a Texas company to begin construction.
The first head-to-head debate Wednesday between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney offers possibly the best chance for a discussion of the nation's energy future, but don't expect either candidate to stray far from their platforms.
The debate in Denver is to center on the economy, and will be held in a state that is home to the dual energy revolutions of shale gas and wind.
The Competitive Enterprise Institute has sued the Environmental Protection Agency, seeking information from private email accounts created for top level agency officials, BeforeItsNews.com reports.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Puerto Rico's largest dairy company has agreed to pay a fine and make upgrades at two processing plants that released poisonous gas in populated areas.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A Greek shipping company has agreed to pay the New Zealand government up to $31.5 million toward the cleanup costs of a cargo ship's grounding on a reef near popular swimming and surfing beaches last year. But taxpayers will still be footing some of the bill.
The planned Cape Wind offshore project in Massachusetts won a $200 million commitment from Denmark's public pension fund, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., pledged to push a vote to complete the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., moves to limit filibusters, Roll Call reports.
The Army Corps of Engineers said it would not conduct a cumulative environmental review of three coal export terminals or consider overseas climate change impact in its reviews, E&E reports.
Legal experts say U.S. natural gas companies could file lawsuits against the Energy Department to speed decisions on liquefied natural gas exports, Reuters reports.
House Appropriations Committee Democrats criticized Republicans for cutting Energy Department spending on renewable energy by 50 percent, The Hill reports.
A communique released at the close of the G8 summit expresses leaders' concerns over climate change and pledges support for a new international climate change treaty in 2015, Business Green reports.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill to open parts of Alaska's Tongass National Forest to timber development, KTOO reports.
