President Trump vowed in last year’s speech to pass an immigration overhaul, bring down drug prices and revamp the United States’ infrastructure. How much progress has he made?
(Fri, 01 Feb 2019) On December 20, 2018, the <em>Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018</em> (2018 Farm Bill) was signed into law, continuing federal support to a number of renewable electricity and bioenergy-related programs. Authorizations in the 2018 Farm Bill cover fiscal years (FY) 2019 through 2023, during which time energy programs will receive $375 million in mandatory funding, with up to an additional $860 million in discretionary funding.
The order is meant to be a shot in the arm for “blue-collar Trump people,” one official said, even as they face shaky economic prospects from disputes such as a trade war with China.
(Thu, 31 Jan 2019) In EIAâs <em>Annual Energy Outlook 2019</em> (AEO2019) Reference case, natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) production grows by 32% between 2018 and 2050 to 5.8 million barrels per day (b/d). Most of the increase in production is in the East, specifically the Appalachian Basin, and the Southwest, specifically the Permian Basin. Given projected crude oil and natural gas prices, producers are expected to focus on liquids-rich plays, and NGPL-to-gas ratios are highest in these areas.
(Thu, 31 Jan 2019) A major winter storm brought extreme cold temperatures to the Midwest region of the United States beginning on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. These extreme cold temperatures are expected to persist through Friday, February 1, 2019. Some parts of the Midwest reported their lowest recorded daily temperatures.
We look at the ways that Democrats plan to leverage their new House majority to define their message for 2020.
Those arrested were directly involved in and responsible for the mining enterprise and its licensing, as well as in recent testing that found the dam to be stable.
(Tue, 29 Jan 2019) EIA projects that, for the first time since the 1950s, the United States will export more energy than it imports by 2020 as increases in crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas plant liquids production outpace growth in U.S. energy consumption. Different assumptions about crude oil prices and resource extraction affect how long EIA projects that the United States will export more energy than it imports.
(Mon, 28 Jan 2019) Annual state-level estimates of selected series covering consumption and production from 1960 to 2016 and prices and expenditures from 1970 to 2016.
A government campaign against unofficial construction in Pakistan’s largest city is leaving hundreds of hawkers without a livelihood, but the Empress Market walls are visible from the sidewalk.
