Now that the National Propane Gas Association’s move to the nation’s capital is complete and its staff muscled up, industry leaders will spend $1.1 million next year to make sure they have the full attention of the Washington decision makers they most need to impress.
Read More The first major change in 65 years to the rules that govern the time that truck drivers spend on duty has survived its first winter crunch test.
Read More After failing to get the Senate to approve the comprehensive Energy Policy Act, supporters introduced a smaller package in hopes it would allay fears of reluctant senators about increasing the budget deficit.
Read More Senate backers of major energy legislation have introduced a slimmed-down package since the Senate has not approved a conference agreement.
Read More The feds want states to beef up their watch of hazmat carriers, and they’re asking Congress for hundreds of millions of dollars to help states do the job.
Read More The National Labor Relations Board has reversed 12 years of precedent in a decision on the rights of non-union employees to have a representative present during meetings that may result in disciplinary action.
Read More The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed dismantling the Research & Special Programs Administration and moving the Office of Pipeline Safety into the Federal Railroad Administration – an agency familiar with hazmat transportation – as a result of heightened security fears.
Read More Political action committees (PACs) were created by congressional legislation in 1944. They are usually adjunct organizations of trade association and interest groups.
Read More The nation’s surface transportation law is getting repaved to the tune of about $300 billion over six years.
Read More New year, same frustrating challenges in Washington after the promising push for a comprehensive national energy bill withered in the cold winds of December.
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