As Virginians prepare to take to the streets on the July 4th holiday weekend, state gas taxes are rising, along with a fee to replenish a fund to clean up leaking underground petroleum storage tanks. Under an index to offset inflation, state and local motor fuel taxes are set to rise 7% on Friday, equivalent … Read more
GARDEN CITY – Three projects will bring more recreational opportunities to Colony and Garden City thanks to a settlement in litigation resulting from a sewage spill in the Black Warrior River. On June 26, 2019, wastewater from Tyson’s River Valley Ingredients facility in Hanceville leaked into the Black Warrior River An investigation by the Alabama … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — LGBTQ Pride commemorations, which at times have felt like celebrations of victory for civil rights achievements, are now grappling with an environment of intense legislative and rhetorical battles over sexual orientation and gender identity, and fears of a Supreme Court ruling on abortion opens the floodgates to the withdrawal of rights. … Read more
President Biden’s proposed gas tax holiday is both a gimmick and dead-on-arrival. Yet it’s attracting undue attention across Washington and on Wall Street. There are viable ways to reduce energy price inflation, but they are not quick fixes. They also don’t feel comfortable politically. Earlier this month, this column argued that there is not much … Read more
The Winnebago tribe of Nebraska said an environmental impact study should be completed before permits are granted for a pair of carbon dioxide pipelines in several states on the Great Plains. In a May 27 letter to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners, the tribe said it had concerns that the projects — Summit Carbon … Read more
The Winnebago tribe of Nebraska said an environmental impact study should be completed before permits are granted for a pair of carbon dioxide pipelines in several states on the Great Plains. In a May 27 letter to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners, the tribe said it had concerns that the projects — Summit Carbon … Read more
Dozens of people waited for hours Wednesday to snag gas at a discount at a gas station near southeast Kansas City. A conservative political group sponsored the action to establish links between the Democratic Party and rising prices. “If we can get a break, why not, and at $2.12 a gallon, that’s a big break,” … Read more
contents The return of the gas out movement President Biden is asking Congress to pass a three-month gas tax holiday A temporary, potentially counterproductive act What brought us here in the first place? How to trade the energy sector with options From boycotts to tax exemptions, Americans are trying to rid themselves of high gasoline … Read more
(The Center Square) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on states and Congress to implement a temporary federal gas tax exemption because the national average price per gallon is about $5 per gallon. Critics say the government needs to relax US oil and gas drilling regulations Biden asked lawmakers in Washington, DC to suspend … Read more
The Winnebago tribe of Nebraska said an environmental impact study should be completed before permits are granted for a pair of carbon dioxide pipelines in several states on the Great Plains. In a May 27 letter to the Dakota County Board of Commissioners, the tribe said it had concerns that the projects — Summit Carbon … Read more