INDUSTRIES EYE SENATE AIR ACT HEARING TO PUSH NATURAL GAS PRICE RELIEF

An upcoming Senate environment committee hearing on the impact of Clean Air Act regulations on natural gas prices could give manufacturing industries an opportunity to make their case for legislative or administrative relief from environmental requirements, and renew their push to expand drilling for natural gas, industry sources say. These sources say the hearing may also act as a preview to legislation to swiftly open up coastal areas for natural gas exploration, with Senate energy committee chair Pete Domenici (R-NM)...