Tag: Utilities

South Carolina Senate turns wide-ranging energy bill into resolution supporting more power

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A bill that power companies call vital to keeping the lights on in South Carolina has been turned into a...

California legislators prepare to vote on a crackdown on utility spending

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A crackdown on how some of the nation's largest utilities spend customers' money faces a do-or-die vote Monday in the...

Judges orders Pennsylvania agency to produce inspection records related to chocolate plant blast

Pennsylvania utility regulators must turn over inspection records to the National Transportation Safety Board as part of the federal agency’s probe into a...

Oil and gas companies must pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden administration rule

WASHINGTON -- Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on public lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up...

Oklahoma attorney general sues natural gas companies over price spikes during 2021 winter storm

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed lawsuits on Wednesday against two Texas-based natural gas companies over their role in...

6 northern European nations sign a deal to protect North Sea infrastructure from hostile actors

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Six northern Europe countries bordering the North Sea said Tuesday that they have signed an agreement to work together to...