U.S. Congress negotiators eye bill to avoid November 22 government shutdown
Members of the U.S. Congress are maneuvering to avoid a potential partial government shutdown next month by extending existing federal spending for several weeks, a Democratic congressional aide said on Wednesday.
Green groups sue Trump administration over California drilling plan
Two environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over its plan to open up more than 720,000 acres (291,370 hectares) of federal land in California for oil and gas development.
New York set to become latest U.S. city to ban foie gras
New York City, often viewed as the fine dining capital of America, was poised on Wednesday to become the latest U.S. city to ban the sale of foie gras, sparking manufacturers to vow a court battle to overturn it.
As winds surge, new wildfire threatens Reagan Library outside Los Angeles
A fast-moving wildfire threatened thousands of homes and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum outside Los Angeles on Wednesday as extraordinarily dry, heavy Santa Ana winds buffeted the region, forcing meteorologists to grasp for new langu…
Wildfire aircraft brave gale-force winds to save California’s Reagan library
Firefighting aircraft made attack after attack on a wildfire menacing California’s Ronald Reagan presidential library on Wednesday, as flames encircled memorabilia including a former Air Force One airplane and a piece of the Berlin Wall, Reuters video …
Monaco’s Ahsani brothers plead guilty in U.S. to vast bribery scheme
Two brothers from the Ahsani family, who ran Monaco-based oil and gas consultancy Unaoil, have pleaded guilty in the United States to being part of 17-year scheme to pay millions of dollars in bribes to officials in nine countries.
Chemical leak set off fire at Mitsui’s ITC Houston-area terminal: U.S.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said on Wednesday a fuel leak, possibly due to open valves and a running pump, set off a massive blaze at a Mitsui & Co Ltd petrochemical storage operation along the Houston Ship Channel in March.
Oil execs plead guilty in bribery scheme: U.S. Justice Department
The former top executives of a Monaco-based intermediary oil company have pleaded guilty for their roles in a bribery scheme involving multiple countries, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Big corn, big oil both blast Trump biofuel plan at EPA hearing
Corn farmers, ethanol producers, refinery representatives, energy traders and state and local officials from the Midwest all blasted away at the Trump administration’s proposed biofuels plan for next year during a public hearing on Wednesday hosted by …
Judge postpones trial of man who killed five at Maryland newspaper: Capital Gazette
A Maryland judge on Wednesday postponed the trial of a man who fatally shot five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper, the newspaper reported, at the request of defense lawyers who argue the man was not criminally responsible due to a mental disorde…
