Government Operations
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...
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...
CORE POWER Ends Lobbying Relationship with Invariant LLC
A CORE POWER (US) Inc. terminated its lobbying relationship with Invariant LLC effective April 1, 2026, according to a Lobbying Disclosure Act filing signed...
Lobbying Fuels Key Energy Committee Decisions
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy is set to mark up eight pieces of legislation on June 24, covering a range of issue areas...
Regulatory Delays Stall Nuclear Reactor Construction
The United States once built nuclear reactors at twice the pace China is managing today. Now, Congress is asking why that momentum stalled and whether...
Energy Fuels Hires Firm for Natural Resources Lobbying
Energy Fuels Inc. has registered as a new client with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, marking the company's formal entry into direct federal lobbying...
Compressed Gas Association Hires Greenberg Traurig
The Compressed Gas Association has filed a new lobbying registration disclosure with Greenberg Traurig LLP, signaling a fresh push on Capitol Hill around...
Iran Conflict Shields U.S. Gas Prices While Allies Surge
A new Congressional Research Service report published June 11 finds that the Iran conflict's impact on natural gas prices has split sharply along geographic...
US Struggles to Secure Critical Minerals Domestically
The Congressional Research Service released a new resource guide on June 8 designed to help lawmakers navigate one of Washington's most contested policy...
E15 Ethanol Fuel Blocked Despite Lack of Scientific Justification
A decades-old regulatory quirk is forcing Congress and the White House into an uncomfortable alliance — and a fight with the oil refining industry — over...
Senate Discusses Plans For the Colorado River Basin
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a Colorado River Basin hearing for Wednesday, June 10, at 2:00 p.m. in 366 Dirksen Senate...
Congress Considers Unprecedented Saudi Arabia Nuclear Deal
A draft bilateral nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia is sitting on President Trump's desk, and the 119th Congress is preparing for...
Senate Grills Highway Funding Delays Over EV Grants
Why it matters: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's highway funding hearing on June 3 exposed a sharp divide over whether the Trump...
House Pushes Nuclear Permitting Reform Before Congress Ends
The U.S. nuclear licensing process has long been treated as a bottleneck by the energy industry and a growing number of lawmakers on both sides of the...
Outdated Natural Gas Act Creates Energy Policy Chaos
An 88-year-old law is at the center of one of Washington's sharpest energy fights — and a new Congressional Research Service report lays out exactly why...
Senate Block Mercury Pollution Protections
The S.J.Res. 188 vote was over before it started. On a strict 53–46 party-line tally, the Senate blocked a Democratic attempt to use the Congressional...
Nuclear Security Gains, Science Programs Lose Ground
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee is set to examine a Department of Energy fiscal year 2027 budget request that proposes a striking...
House Advances Bipartisan Energy Bills Amid Democratic Complaints
Why it matters: The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee advanced three bipartisan research and energy bills on May 20, marking a rare moment of...