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Admin November 18, 2025
On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an ...
Admin November 18, 2025
Notwithstanding the appeals court’s administrative stay of the FMCSA’s non-domiciled CDL rule, on November 12 U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...
Admin November 18, 2025
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced the results of its 2025 Brake Safety Week conducted nationwide August 24-20. Inspectors in 52 jurisdictio...
Admin November 18, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service has announced increases to the limits on contributions to retirement plans for 2026. Beginning January 1, employees may contribute...
Admin November 18, 2025
Both chambers of Congress are back in Washington this week ahead of the Thanksgiving recess. Last week, lawmakers passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen the federal government and extend current funding levels through January 30. The CR included funding...
Admin November 14, 2025
On Friday, October 31, the New England Council submitted a letter to the Federal Reg...
Admin November 14, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied a challenge to the Department of Energy’s ...
Admin November 14, 2025
A federal court in California has issued a preliminary injunction against the California Air Resources Board’s e...
Admin November 14, 2025
A federal court in Rhode Island has enjoined the U.S. Department of Transportation from conditioning t...
Admin November 14, 2025
The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan agreement Monday night aimed at ending the 43-day federal government shutdown. The measure cleared the chamber with a 60–40 vote and now heads to the House for consideration. Speaker Johnson has called members back to W...
Admin November 04, 2025
NEFI's Executive Committee traveled to Washington, D.C. last week for its fall meeting. While in the nation's capital, they took advantage of the opportunity to engage in high-level discussions with Congressional leaders and key staff, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's offi...
Admin November 04, 2025
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1), passed earlier this year includes expiration dates for many of the tax credits and incentives offered under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, including the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Tax Credit (25C) and the ...
Admin November 04, 2025
On Friday, October 21, NEFI submitted comments to Lee Zeldin, EPA Admi...
Admin November 04, 2025
NEFI is happy to inform you that on Tuesday, October 28, the Maine Energy Marketers Association's full board met and voted to endorse the Boston Resolution. Industry leaders ratified the ...
Admin November 04, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency has requested approval from the Office of Management and Budget to renew an Information Collection Request regarding biointermediates in the Renewable Fuel Standard program. A "biointermediate" is produced from a renewable biomass feedstock at a bioint...