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Alaska Rep. Don Young, gone hunting in Africa, misses subcommittee oil hearing

Aides said Thursday that Young, a 21st-term Fort Yukon Republican who is Alaska's sole representative in the House, was hunting antelope when the Natural Resources Committee's energy subcommittee...

Senate committee approves Blue Mound water bill

A bill that would allow the city of Blue Mound to take over a private water system easily passed Tuesday in the Texas Senate's Natural Resources Committee.

Texas Legislature begins move to fund water projects

Members of the House Natural Resources Committee approved a plan that would take the money from the state's rainy day fund and create the State Water Infrastructure Fund of Texas, intended to...

Future of U.S. natural gas bonanza debated

But there's a powerful voice of skepticism in Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, the new chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Interior nominee Sally Jewell tells Senate she'll balance development,...

But Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., lauded Jewell on Thursday and said her blend of business and conservation experience is impressive.

With natural gas so abundant and cheap, should U.S. export it?

But there's a powerful voice of skepticism, the new chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, who says he's worried that exporting America's natural gas will drive up energy...

Doc Hastings accuses Department of Interior inspector general of mismanagement

"Hastings is chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, which has overseen the office run by Kendall for about two years.

Coast Guard finds violations on Shell's Arctic drilling rig

Details of the Noble Discoverer's violations were obtained by Democratic staff of the House Natural Resources Committee, which had asked the Coast Guard for an accounting of inspections that took...

Sen. Wyden touring Hanford nuclear reservation

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon is the new chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Assumption Parish residents seek sinkhole buyouts

People packing a Tuesday hearing of the Senate and House natural resources committees described 200 days of frustration since an August evacuation order of 150 homes.

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WASHINGTON: Timber! Forest Service asks states to return cash

Wyden, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said he and Alaska Sen....

California Assembly panel OKs three measures to halt fracking for more study

Paul Deiro, a lobbyist testifying Monday before the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on...

Capitol Alert: AM Alert: LGBT youth converge on California capital

Today, the Assembly Natural Resources Committee is taking on a trio of bills that would nix the...

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European Commission Accuses Statoil, BP, and Shell of Fixing Oil Prices

In a letter last Friday to Attorney General Eric Holder, The Senate Energy and Natural Resources...

Connecticut Gun Control Lawsuit: Organizations Argue Legislation Violates...

Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), listens to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testify during a Senate...

TexMessage: Citizenship the next hurdle for immigration reform, with Texas GOP...

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has a hearing on natural gas issues at 10 a.m.

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REI's Sally Jewell wins confirmation as Interior secretary

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, told his...

Jewell nomination clears first Senate hurdle

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved Sally Jewell's nomination to become...

Senate Panel Approves Sally Jewell for Interior Dept. Post

WASHINGTON - President Obama's nominee to lead the Interior Department, Sally Jewell, cleared...