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Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials Files Vague Lobbying Disclosure
Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials filed a lobbying disclosure with no specified issues listed for the second quarter of 2026. The company's blank issue section...
Edison Electric Institute Amends Q1 Lobbying Disclosure
Edison Electric Institute lobbying activity shows the utility industry remains focused on federal energy policy. The utility trade group filed a lobbying...
INGAA Lowers Lobbying Spend on Natural Gas Infrastructure
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America has stepped up its legislative lobbying activity as Congress weighs competing proposals to streamline...
Senate Sets FERC Oversight Hearing After Court Ruling
A Supreme Court decision from late June has upended the legal foundations of independent regulatory agencies. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources...
EQT Corp. Doubles Lobbying Spend on Energy Policy
EQT Corp. filed its Second Quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure filing on July 13, 2026, reporting $380,000 in lobbying expenses. The filing marks a significant...
Congress Honors Journeyman Lineworkers with Bipartisan Support
H.Res. 1427 bill, introduced just days ago, has drawn 146 cosponsors, with Democrats and Republicans setting aside their differences to recognize those who...
Committee Advances Critical Minerals Mapping Bills
Three bills aimed at accelerating mineral exploration and mapping for critical materials are heading to a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on July...
CCMSC Ends Lobbying With Governmental Strategies Inc.
A lobbying firm has terminated its representation of a nuclear energy company after roughly eight years of advocacy work. CCMSC Corp. filed an LDA...
Industrial Energy Consumers Escalates Lobbying on Natural Gas
Industrial Energy Consumers of America filed its second-quarter lobbying disclosure on July 11, 2026, reporting spending of $584,039 as the organization...
House Subcommittee Advances Nuclear Energy Modernization Bills
The House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee is moving seven pieces of nuclear legislation forward at once, signaling an aggressive congressional...
Energy Department Implements 5 of 30 Critical GAO Recommendations
The Department of Energy faces a mounting crisis of accountability. A Government Accountability Office report released this week reveals that of 30 priority...
Is FEMA's $13.6 Million Renewable Energy Funding Cost-Effective?
Power outages are becoming more frequent and longer-lasting across the United States, with extreme weather events driving the crisis. When the lights go...
Federal Aid Flows Slowly as Puerto Rico's Grid Recovery Lags
Puerto Rico's electricity grid remains crippled nearly a decade after a catastrophic hurricane, with billions in federal aid sitting largely unspent while...
House Energy Panel Clashes Over Household Costs
Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy advanced eight bills on June 24, 2026, aimed at lowering household...
America's Strategic Oil Reserve In Crisis
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, created to reduce the impact of oil market disruptions, sits at the center of a fundamental debate about American energy...
Rules for Critical Mineral Recycling Debated in House Hearing
Why it matters: Congress examined legislation to unlock domestic critical mineral recovery and recycling as the Trump administration prioritizes supply...
Earth MRI Funding Faces Expiration as Critical Mineral Mapping Stalls
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an Earth MRI congressional hearing on June 25, 2026, examining the U.S....
Energy Secretary Defends Budget Cuts Amid Partisan Clash
Why it matters: Energy Secretary Christopher Wright defended his department's $53.91 billion budget request before the House Science, Space, and Technology...