WASHINGTON — A meeting with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to discuss lowering gas prices and boosting domestic oil supplies was constructive, but did not produce a major breakthrough, groups representing the oil industry and refiners said June 23.
June 23, 2022Matthew Daly
Government, Business, Fuel 
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with executives from Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Marathon and Phillips 66. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)
Oil Industry Says Granholm Meeting Sends ‘Positive Signal’
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with executives from Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Marathon and Phillips 66. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press) Government, Safety 
A pipeline used to carry crude oil. (Jim Mone/Associated Press)
Biden Restores Broad Review of Infrastructure Projects
A pipeline used to carry crude oil. (Jim Mone/Associated Press)WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines that were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.
April 19, 2022 Government, Fuel 
Interstate 405, the San Diego Freeway, is seen next to Los Angeles International Airport. (Reed Saxon/Associated Press)
California’s Power to Set Auto Emissions Rules Restored
Interstate 405, the San Diego Freeway, is seen next to Los Angeles International Airport. (Reed Saxon/Associated Press)WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide.
March 9, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
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Biden Boosts Fuel Economy Standards to Fight Climate Change
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg NewsWASHINGTON — In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases.
December 20, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
Vice President Kamala Harris charges an electric vehicle in one of the charging stations during her tour of the Brandywine Maintenance Facility in Prince George’s County, Md. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press)
White House Unveils Plan for EV Charging Network
Vice President Kamala Harris charges an electric vehicle in one of the charging stations during her tour of the Brandywine Maintenance Facility in Prince George’s County, Md. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press)The Biden administration on Dec. 13 released a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across the country and bring down the cost of electric cars with the goal of transforming the U.S. auto industry.
December 13, 2021 Government, Business, Fuel 
Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil testifies via video conference during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on the role of fossil fuel companies in climate change, Thursday, Oct. 28. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)
Exxon CEO Denies Spreading Climate Change Disinformation
Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil testifies via video conference during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on the role of fossil fuel companies in climate change, Thursday, Oct. 28. (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)ExxonMobil’s chief executive said Oct. 28 that his company “does not spread disinformation regarding climate change,” as he and other oil company chiefs countered congressional allegations the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming.
October 28, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
A grain truck drives past a Keystone pipeline pumping station near Milford, Neb., in January of 2020. Large projects like pipelines and highways will again be subject to environmental review under the White House plan. (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)
White House Restoring Environmental Reviews Trump Nixed
A grain truck drives past a Keystone pipeline pumping station near Milford, Neb., in January of 2020. Large projects like pipelines and highways will again be subject to environmental review under the White House plan. (Nati Harnik/Associated Press)WASHINGTON — In the latest reversal of a Trump-era environmental rollback, President Joe Biden is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines. The reviews were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.
October 6, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
Democrats Call Oil Giants to Testify on Climate Campaign
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)Congressional Democrats are calling top executives at ExxonMobil and other oil giants to testify at a House hearing as lawmakers investigate what they say is a long-running, industrywide campaign to spread disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming.
September 16, 2021 Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm by Evan Vucci/Associated Press
Granholm: Fuel Crisis Is Near Its End
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm by Evan Vucci/Associated PressWASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is “over the hump” on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline.
May 15, 2021 Government, Business, Fuel 
Biden speaks at a past press conference. (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)
Biden to Pledge Halving Greenhouse Gases by 2030
Biden speaks at a past press conference. (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press)President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House plans.
April 21, 2021