February 5, 2012
A final framework is at hand on sweeping legislation to impose an impact fee and update safety regulations on Pennsylvania’s booming natural gas industry, top Republican state lawmakers say.Republicans …
A final framework is at hand on sweeping legislation to impose an impact fee and update safety regulations on Pennsylvania’s booming natural gas industry, top Republican state lawmakers say.Republicans …
February 3, 2012
Some shareholders have sued Hecla Mining Co. for stock losses they endured after the federal government shut down the Lucky Friday Mine for safety violations.The Bricklayers of Western Pennsylvania Pension …
Crude Oil, Metals Likely to Rise if US Jobs Data Stokes QE3 Bets
February 2, 2012
Low natural gas prices are pushing gross production tax collections below expectations and could slow the growth of state revenue in spite of rising income tax, sales tax and motor vehicle tax collections, …
Already facing a bleak budget forecast, Illinois could lose about $300 million in revenue if it abolishes a natural gas tax and institutes tax credits for children and veterans as Gov. Pat Quinn proposed …
February 1, 2012
The Humane Society of the United States alleged Tuesday that pork producers Seaboard Foods and Prestage Farms Inc. are mistreating pregnant pigs by keeping them in so-called “gestation cages.”Paul …
January 30, 2012
The increase in crude oil prices that China’s gasoline and diesel prices are based on has topped a trigger point of 4 percent, an industry estimate showed, suggesting Beijing may consider raising fuel …
January 24, 2012
The Assembly jobs committee has approved a Republican bill that would streamline Wisconsin’s iron mining permit process.The bill is designed to help Florida-based Gogebic Taconite open an iron mine just …
President Barack Obama will encourage the country’s booming natural gas output in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, while defending his administration’s energy record, according to sources familiar …