Regulations

The House passed a bill that creates federal oversight of over-the-counter derivatives trading. Will the Senate do the same?

How the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program does - and doesn't - work

In May of 2009, I attended an oil heat symposium in Canada where one of the topics was titled 'MIC in Domestic Oil Storage Tanks"

Potential 'wetlines" ban could affect trucks holding heating oil

Results and Impact

A coalition of nine northeastern energy associations has appealed to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulsen to speed relief from the credit crisis now threatening small businesses and consumers across the country. ‘We’ve written to U.S. Treasure Secretary Henry Paulsen to request an immediate meeting to discuss the nation’s banking crisis and the effects that crisis is having on small businesses ...

Deadlines are set and few changes are likely as the regulation moves forward

Why the initiative might come up short

Feature Story The New England Fuel Institute is fighting for transparency in emerging fuel trading marketsBy Stephen Bennett Excessive speculation and volatility on the energy commodity markets have impacted small business fuel dealers and the American energy consumer, Sean Cota, president of the New England Fuel Institute, told a Senate subcommittee. Cota’s testimony and an Op-Ed piece in The Boston ...

Feature Story Nonroad, Locomotive and Marine Diesel Rule An overview of the requirements for the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic areaThe Nonroad Diesel Rule is part of a suite of sweeping EPA changes that tackle ozone, emissions and fine particle matter (PM) from off-road diesel equipment. Nonroad applications include construction equipment such as backhoes, agricultural equipment such as tractors, material handling equipment such as ...