To build or not to build? Key issues and updates in the Keystone XL oil pipeline debate
To build or not to build? That question is at the heart of the debate over the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Schools, taxes and roads: NY Gov. Cuomo to give State of the State address, unveil budget plan
In the first State of the State address of his second term, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is promising a long list of measures including tax cuts for small business, property tax relief, funding for bridges and subways and efforts to improve public schools.
Politics and pipelines: House passes bill on gas pipelines, as Senate considers Keystone XL
The Republican-controlled House has easily passed a bill designed to expedite the approval of natural gas pipelines.
Montana city tries to repair water system contaminated by oil spill into Yellowstone River
Authorities scrambled to decontaminate a water system serving 6,000 eastern Montana residents after a cancer-causing component of oil was found downstream of a Yellowstone River pipeline spill.
Low oil prices give Minnesota railroad regulators breather to address train safety issues
Lower gas prices have had an added bonus in Minnesota beyond fatter wallets: Train traffic is leveling off, giving regulators space to refocus on safety issues, a state railroad official told lawmakers Wednesday.
Senate blocks efforts to ban exports from Keystone XL pipeline, use American-made steel
The Republican-controlled Senate has rejected Democrats' efforts to ban exports from the Keystone XL oil pipeline and to require building the project with American-made steel.
Head of Bucksport mill buyers says he's skeptical of 3 firms that say they would keep it open
The head of a firm that intends to buy a shuttered Bucksport, Maine, paper mill says he will be skeptical about three companies interested in purchasing and reopening the facility until they offer prices.
Prices at the gas pump are low, but raising fuel taxes still feels perilous to Congress
The new Republican-controlled Congress is facing an old problem: where to find the money for highway and transit programs.
EU's top court says budget carrier Ryanair can block unauthorized price comparison sites
The European Union's top court has ruled that Ryanair has the right to block or impose conditions on price comparison websites that mine data from the budget carrier's online database without its permission.
AP NewsBreak: California unveils nation's strictest rules on pesticide widely used by farmers
Officials say farmers in California now have to abide by the nation's strictest rules for a widely used pesticide.
Missouri Supreme Court decisions limit sales tax exemptions for construction
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday issued three rulings limiting some sales tax exemptions for construction activities by businesses.
Judge expected to rule soon on union's lawsuit against Maine mill sale to Canadian firm
A federal judge will rule next week on a union's antitrust lawsuit that seeks to block the sale of a Maine paper mill to a Canadian metal recycler.
Senate presses ahead with bill to build Keystone XL pipeline despite Obama veto threat
Senate Republicans steered legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline toward an initial test vote on Monday, intent on forcing a quick veto showdown with President Barack Obama over the long-stalled project.
Now that oil has fallen by half amid ample supplies, is there still a case for Keystone XL?
A 50-percent plunge in the price of crude oil, resulting from abundant global oil supplies and cheaper gasoline at the pump, raise critical questions about whether the Keystone XL oil pipeline is still needed or even makes financial sense.
Los Angeles-area stadium: No taxpayer money up front for developers but $100 million later
The developers behind a sprawling sports and housing complex in the Los Angeles suburbs — whose centerpiece stadium could become home for an NFL team — expect to recoup up to $100 million in local tax dollars in the first five years of operation, an Associated Press review has found.
Facing delays at government shipyards, Navy looks to private sector for more sub maintenance
With U.S. attack submarines sidelined by extended delays at government shipyards, the Navy is turning to private companies to perform more of the maintenance work on the nuclear-powered vessels.
Attorney: Nebraska landowners still have legal options to fight the Keystone XL pipeline
Nebraska opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline will continue to fight the project, even though the state's highest court allowed its planned route to stand, an attorney for the group said Monday.
Is there still a case for Keystone XL now that oil has fallen by half amid ample supplies?
A 50-percent plunge in the price of crude oil, resulting from abundant global oil supplies, and cheaper gasoline at the pump raise critical questions about whether the Keystone XL oil pipeline is still needed or even makes financial sense.
NY fracking ban seen as having little impact on US gas production
New York's recent decision to ban fracking is hardly seen as a big loss for the nation's production of natural gas.
Decision on Keystone XL pipeline back in Obama's lap after House vote, Nebraska court ruling
Republicans in Congress and a state supreme court have thrown the political hot potato known as Keystone XL straight back onto President Barack Obama's lap.




