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Admin September 30, 2025
The Senate returned to Washington on Monday, while the House is not scheduled to reconvene until October 7. All eyes are on the looming government shutdown. Current funding ends at midnight tonight, and unless leadership of both parties and the president can come to a deal, the governmen...
Admin September 25, 2025
On Monday, September 15, NEFI's Executive Board held a special meeting to consider the "Pr...
Admin September 25, 2025
The Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have each issued their Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. The Agenda is a government-wide compilation of upcoming and ongoing regulatory activity, including a brief description of each rulemaking and a timetable for action. The Agenda als...
Admin September 25, 2025
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed a pilot program to give...
Admin September 25, 2025
The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a notice seeking information on h...
Admin September 25, 2025
Both the House and Senate are in recess this week in observance of Rosh Hashanah, leaving Washington without a clear plan to avert a government shutdown when current funding expires at midnight on September 30. They are both scheduled to return on Monday September 29. Before adjourning F...
Admin September 17, 2025
A federal court in Puerto Rico has dismissed a suit by 37 municipalities against Exxo...
Admin September 17, 2025
This week, the House will take up measures to advance legislation on water resources and veterans affairs. Later in the week, attention will shift to major energy and public safety priorities. Key energy bills include the Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power A...
Admin September 16, 2025
The House Committee on Energy & Commerce (E&C) is moving aggressively to advance the NEFI-backed Energy Choice Act and other legislation that would significantly strengthen consumer choice at all levels of government. The E&C's Subcommittee on Energy has been holdi...
Admin September 16, 2025
Beginning on September 1, 2025, NEFI started transitioning to a new weather provider — BAM Weather. As part of this upgrade, there was brief interruption in weather emails and website access for approximately two weeks. This temporary disruption was necessary to ensure a smo...
Admin September 16, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed amending the ...
Admin September 16, 2025
Unlike the proposed rollback of EPA GHG reporting requirements, some states are going forward with their disclosure regulations. A federal judge in California refused to halt the implementation of California's climate disclosure laws, which impose several reporting dead...
Admin September 16, 2025
The U.S. Department of Transportation has terminated and withdrawn $679 million in fu...
Admin September 10, 2025
In the late days of the Biden Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded grants worth $16 billion to five nonprofits to promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Citing concerns about conflicts of interest and lack of oversight, EPA terminated the grants in March 2025. Th...
Admin September 10, 2025
The Department of Transportation has proposed amending its drug-testing program regul...