WASHINGTON, March 14 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Obama Admitted That Electricity Prices Would Skyrocket Under His Policies * Key Takeaways 1 In 2008, President Obama told the nation that his policies would make electricity prices skyrocket. 2 That, and a follow-up regulatory environment from the Biden administration, made it come to fruition by changing the U.S. electrical system, crippling its ability to maintain suf  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48872) on March 4, 2026, entitled "Nippon Steel's Acquisition of U.S. Steel: Potential Implications for the Industry" by Yong W. Kwon, industrial organization and business policy analyst: * * * SUMMARY United States Steel Corporation (USS) is an iron and steel manufacturer that employs about 14,000 workers in the United States. It is one of two companies operating domestic facilities that pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Lesly Swanson, principal environmental compliance scientist at the Salt River Project, Tempe, Arizona, from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act": * * * Chairwoman Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, Vice Chairman Ezell, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the Migra  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36501) entitled "Union Pacific Railroad Co. - Construction and Operation Exemption - In Maricopa County, Arizona": * * * Digest:/1 This decision authorizes Union Pacific Railroad Company to construct and operate approximately six miles of new rail line in Maricopa County, Ariz., subject to environmental and historic preservation conditions. On June 30, 2022,   more