Government Operations

Nuclear Waste Cleanup Faces Higher Costs, Delays

A complex legal and regulatory framework governing Department of Energy nuclear waste cleanup has led to inconsistent approaches, regulator disputes, and...

Government Operations

DOE Cleans Some Nuclear Waste Sites to Residential Standards

At nearly a third of the Hanford site and most contaminated areas of the Idaho site, the Department of Energy (DOE) and regulators set nuclear waste cleanup...

Lobbying Activity

Valero Spends $820K Lobbying on Renewable Fuels and Energy Taxes

Valero Energy Corp. reported $820,000 in third-quarter lobbying spending across seven registrants as it pursued federal policies affecting renewable fuels,...

Lobbying Activity

STACK Infrastructure Ramps Up Lobbying On Data Center Grid Costs

STACK Infrastructure Inc. is lobbying on data centers and power demand as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued show-cause orders to all...

Lobbying Activity

RNG Coalition Lobbies On Tax Credits as EPA Finalizes Rules

The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas lobbied on the EPA Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), energy tax credits, and renewable natural gas (RNG) pipeline...

Politics

Nuclear Energy Restarts and Expansion Plans Questioned

No permanently closed U.S. nuclear reactor has ever restarted, but three restarts are currently underway, raising new questions for Congress, according to a...

Lobbying Activity

NextEra Lobbying Reaches $3 Million Amid Dominion Merger Review

NextEra Energy Inc. reported $3 million in federal lobbying expenditures across 17 registrants in the third quarter, up $421,000 from the same quarter last...

Congress

Congress Weighs Further Geothermal Research as Potential Grows

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) geothermal assessments remain preliminary, and Congress faces an open question about whether to advance and prioritize...

Legislation

Big Beautiful Bill Restricts Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit

The Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit subsidizes domestic production of solar, wind, battery, and inverter components and critical...

Energy

Carbon Sequestration Well Permits Face Backlog and Oversight Gaps

The rescission by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in August of its 2023 environmental-justice guidance for Class VI carbon sequestration wells has...

Lobbying Activity

Targa Resources Lobbies on Environmental Policy

Targa Resources Partners LP filed its 2026 third-quarter lobbying report on Oct. 14, covering carbon capture, sequestration, and its tax policy; National...

Politics

Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program History and Stakes for Congress

The structure of the offshore oil and gas leasing program gives Congress and the Trump administration direct leverage over domestic energy production...

Legislation

Federal Energy Bill Could Override Objections by States

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) would determine whether federal permitting...

Energy

Leeward Renewable Energy Discloses Energy Lobbying

Leeward Renewable Energy LLC disclosed lobbying in the third quarter of 2026 on issues affecting the development, financing and operation of facilities that...

Legislation

States Hold Retail Electricity Rate Power But Congress Eyes Limits

How far Congress can go to influence retail electricity rates, which state public utility commissions (PUCs) have held primary authority over since 1935, is...

Energy

Senate Energy Panel Advances Bills in 20-Measure Markup

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a business meeting on Sept. 30 to mark up more than 20 bills covering energy policy, public lands,...

Energy

Federal Fuel Economy Rules Weakened by Zero Penalties, New Standards

The federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program now carries a $0 civil penalty for manufacturers violating fuel-economy standards, weakening a...