Look for another contentious conference over energy legislation in Congress this fall. Rather than slug it out provision by provision on the Senate floor, the Senate has passed the same bill it approved last year.
Read More The House Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill for 2004 with $1.8 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, an increase of $111 million over 2003 and $100 million above the administration’s budget request.
Read More Even this Republican administration is creating new regulations for hazmat carriers and others in the propane business.
Read More Increased grant money for energy production and efficiency has gotten a boost in Congress with the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee’s approval of the Energy Policy Act of 2003.
Read More Pipeline regulation will get somewhat more stringent over the next fouryears. Congress has approved the Pipeline Infrastructure Protection toEnhance Security & Safety Act of 2002, which both provides more oversightpower and more research on further safety through 2006.
Read More The bobtail tax will be lowered and those who overpaid likely can get refunds.
Read More The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has correctedand clarified a number of truck safety rules.
Read More The propane industry lost a true safety leader last month with the passing of Norman L. Bushey.
Read More The federal engine is being tuned up to take its first ride towardfurther regulation of hazmat trucking.
Read More The fallout from the largest bankruptcy in American history has touched the propane industry. The Propane Education & Research Council has notified the once-prestigious national accounting firm Arthur Andersen that its contract will not be renewed at the end of 2002.
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