Dennis Blair: Protect US energy security by outlawing oil price-fixing by OPEC  Fox NewsThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – an international cartel that controls more than 80 percent of the world's oil reserves – has collud …

SC Senate votes against oil drilling as fight against Trump plan heats up  The StateThe S.C. Senate took a major step Wednesday in the fight against oil drilling along the S.C. coast, agreeing overwhelmingly to block the petroleum industry from . …

SC Senate votes against oil drilling as fight against Trump plan heats up  Raleigh News & ObserverThe S.C. Senate took a major step Wednesday in the fight against oil drilling along the S.C. coast, agreeing overwhelmingly to block the petroleum i …

Colorado’s Governments Gain Control Over Oil and Gas  U.S. News & World ReportThe legislation will allow local governments to approve drilling sites, inspect facilities, and impose fines. Read more https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles …

Environmentalists cite report on Florida oil spills as bid to ban fracking stalls  Miami HeraldA set of bills that would ban some forms of fracking in Florida have likely stalled out this legislative session, leaving environmentalists discouraged …

Colorado regulators prepare to hit the ground running when oil and gas bill becomes law  The Denver PostState officials aren't waiting for the governor to sign a bill revamping oil and gas regulations to get a start on writing rules, a process th …

Medicinal CBD oil bill clears state Senate. It would allow CBD as treatment for autism, MS, other diseases.  Winston-Salem JournalThe Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would expand the use of medicinal CBD oil in North Carolina. Read more ht …

Disaster-Relief Bill Stalls in Senate | 2019-04-10  Engineering News-RecordA partisan squabble over funds to help Puerto Rico continue its long recovery and rebuilding from two hurricanes in 2017 has tied up a wide-ranging spending ... Read more …

CU Boulder CWA panel to address fracking, U.S. oil and gas policy  Boulder Daily CameraA group of scholars and industry leaders are set to have a timely debate about fracking and its associated benefits and drawbacks at the University of Colorado …

Communities affected by oil refineries applaud measure to regulate toxic hydrogen cyanide emissions  EarthjusticeYesterday, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette introduced the Protecting Communities from Hydrogen Cyanide Act of 2019, a measure that would plug …