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Gov. Ralph Northam’s I-81 Funding Fixes Eye Trucking Industry

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed fundraising tools for Interstate 81 improvements include the trucking industry shouldering a significant portion of the financial burden.

March 29, 2019

Senate Confirms Nason to Lead FHWA

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Highway Administration was easily confirmed March 28.

March 29, 2019

EPA Rushed Ethanol Plan so Trump Could Keep Pledge, Documents Show

After President Donald Trump promised Iowa voters he would unleash high-ethanol gasoline, his administration fast-tracked a plan to lift summertime restrictions on the fuel, forgoing studies of its potential price tag and hastily ending a review of the measure.

March 28, 2019

Trump Asks OPEC to Increase Oil Output to Keep Prices in Check

President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of OPEC, saying the cartel should increase production because prices are getting “too high.â€

March 28, 2019

Global Emissions Hit Record as Energy Demand Boosts Fuel Use

Carbon emissions from fossil-fuel use hit a record last year after energy demand grew at its fastest pace in a decade, reflecting higher oil consumption in the U.S. and more coal burning in China and India.

March 26, 2019

Average Price of Diesel Rises 1¢ to $3.08 a Gallon

The U.S. retail diesel average rose 1 cent to $3.08 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported, as the price of crude oil slipped just below $59 per barrel amid concern over a possible slowdown in the U.S. economy.

March 25, 2019

Fuel-Tax Hike to Assist Mobile Port Widening, Alabama Lawmakers Say

Republican lawmakers who backed the 10-cents-per-gallon gas tax increase know that various irate constituents might be waiting at home to give them an earful on their spring break next week. But the coastal Alabama contingent will be able to point to a very tangible benefit from their supportive votes: a deepening and widening of the Mobile ship channel.

March 25, 2019

Congress Returns to Debate Infrastructure, Fiscal 2020 Funding, Nominees

Policymakers make their way back to Capitol Hill after a weeklong spring recess to continue to stitch together the provisions for a comprehensive infrastructure bill they want to pass by August.

March 21, 2019

Oil Rises After OPEC Reaffirms Commitment to Production Cuts

Oil in New York rose to the highest level this year after OPEC and its partners agreed to go beyond their pledged supply curbs in the coming months.

March 19, 2019