House passes bill that expands drilling, approves Keystone XL
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would expand oil-and-gas production into new areas and approve the Keystone XL pipeline. But President Obama has threatened to veto the bill,...
View ArticleSenate to vote on Keystone XL, drilling amendments to highway bill
Two measures pertaining to a federal permit for the Keystone XL pipeline are among those that will get votes Thursday as amendments to sweeping Senate transportation legislation, under an agreement...
View ArticleGOP rips Obama over Keystone XL lobbying report
Republicans ripped into President Obama on Thursday in reaction to a media report that he personally lobbied senators to vote against a GOP measure that would approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline. But...
View ArticleHouse GOP won’t back down on linking drilling to highways
House Republicans plan to try to rework and revive stalled legislation that would link expanded oil and gas production with highway and road projects, a top GOP lawmaker said.
View ArticleObama seeks to speed up southern Keystone XL’s construction
President Obama will say Thursday he is directing agencies to do what they can to speed up approval of any federal permits needed to construct the southern leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from...
View ArticleObama touts faster southern Keystone; GOP calls it a political ploy
President Obama on Thursday unveiled a new process for speeding up the approval of infrastructure projects, especially the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline’s southern leg. But Republicans...
View ArticleRep. Lee Terry: The Nebraska man with the Keystone XL plan
Perhaps nobody in the U.S. House of Representatives has been more outspoken in his support of the Keystone XL pipeline than Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb. In an interview with Fuel Fix, Terry took time to...
View ArticleGOP to try again on linking Keystone XL to highway bill
Republicans will try again to pass a bill by Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., to let the Keystone XL pipeline to cross the U.S.-Canadian border. In making the announcement, Republicans cited Kinder Morgan...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists: Feds overlooking climate costs of Keystone XL
As House Republicans advance legislation to expedite the Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalists on Tuesday released a new report insisting the State Department is ignoring the full climate change...
View ArticleRepublicans push bill to force Keystone XL approval
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday worked on two fronts to advance legislation that would force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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