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Admin November 20, 2025
Yesterday marked a major milestone in our fight for energy choice! The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy advanced four NEFI-backed bills (with vote count): Energy Choice Act, H.R. 3699 -Prevents state and local heating fuel bans (voice vote) Don’t Mess With My Home Appliance...
Admin November 18, 2025
Now that the federal government has reopened, NEFI has received confirmation that staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency that manages the national LIHEAP program, have resumed work and are actively working to expedite the re...
Admin November 18, 2025
NEFI President & CEO Jim Collura wants to thank the Northeastern Pennsylvania Energy Marketers Association (NEPA) and the South-Central Pennsylvania Energy Association (SCPEA) for inviting NEFI to provide updates on heating fuel industry federal policy prio...
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 ...