Justice taps head of engineering firm for commerce secretaryThe Daily Progress(AP) — West Virginia's incoming governor has chosen the president of an engineering and architecture firm to be his administration's commerce secretary. Gov.-Elect Jim Ju …

Financial TimesNigeria warns oil groups not to treat it like 'trading colony'Financial TimesNigeria has warned international oil companies they must stop treating the country like a “trading colony” and demanded they invest in its energy sector if …

Some Iowa Landowners Complain About Oil Pipeline WorkABC NewsSome Iowa landowners are raising concerns about construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, saying crews have left behind debris, released cattle from grazing areas and disrespected their lan …

FBI Investigating Anonymous Threats in Oil Pipeline DisputeABC NewsThe FBI says it is investigating anonymous online threats made against political leaders, law enforcement and Dakota Access pipeline workers. YouTube videos posted by "Anonymous Agents …

CBC.caJudge grants short stop on North Dakota oil pipeline workCBC.caA federal judge has granted the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's request to temporarily stop work on some, but not all of a portion of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline to safeguard …

CBC.caJudge to hear request for brief stop on North Dakota oil pipeline workCBC.caThe Texas-based company building the $3.8 billion US Dakota Access oil pipeline opposes the request, and attorneys for Energy Transfer Partners said in court documents that w …

Alaska Could End to Oil Checks Paid to Residents Since 1982ABC NewsAs Alaska faces a multibillion dollar budget deficit, the oil fund wealth checks distributed yearly to nearly every Alaskan could be on the chopping block. It could mean the first time in m …

OregonLive.comLeaders Ask Oregon, Washington Governors to Ban Oil-by-TrainABC NewsPortland and Multnomah County leaders on Tuesday urged the governors of Oregon and Washington to push Congress for a permanent ban on oil-by-rail in the wake of a fiery train …

OregonLive.comThe Latest: Oregon Leaders Want Temporary Stop to Oil TrainsABC NewsSeveral top Oregon leaders are calling for a temporary halt to oil train traffic in the Columbia River Gorge after Friday's fiery train wreck. U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and …

OregonLive.comThe Latest: Oil Found in Wastewater Vault by Derailed TrainABC NewsA Washington state official says an unknown amount of oil has been discovered in a vault that feeds into a wastewater treatment plant for the town of Mosier, Oregon. Departmen …