EPSC April 2013 Newsletter

EPSC recently published its April 2013 newsletter. You may download a copy of our April 2013 newsletter here.

Legislators fight back on money ‘theft’

Source: Gillette News Record Lawmakers from energy producing states are pressuring the federal government to rescind its decision to withhold a portion of the states’ mineral revenue payments and return the money to them. On Wednesday, a coalition of state lawmakers sent a letter to the Committee on Energy and Resource calling the Interior Department’s decision to withhold $110 million … Read More

Statement by the Energy Producing States Coalition Executive Committee on the Department of the Interior’s Theft of State Mineral Royalty Payments

***For Immediate Release*** Contact: Bo Ollison, 713-524-2388 bollison@consumerenergyalliance.org Statement by the Energy Producing States Coalition Executive Committee on the Department of the Interior’s Theft of State Mineral Royalty Payments “The recent notification to States of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) intention to withhold more than $109 million in mineral royalties as a result of the sequestration is a … Read More

EPSC March 2013 Newsletter

EPSC recently published its March 2013 newsletter. You may download a copy of our March 2013 newsletter here.  

Congressional Western Caucus Briefing

The EPSC Executive Committee briefed the Congressional Western Caucus (CWC) meeting in Washington, DC on Friday, March 8, 2013. Utah Representative Roger Barrus, EPSC Chairman and Alaska Senator Cathy Giessel, Vice Chairman and Alaska Senator Lisel McGuire presented the approximately 70 Congressional staffers and stakeholders with background on the EPSC as well as issues facing states related to domestic energy … Read More

EPSC February 2013 Newsletter

EPSC recently published its February 2013 newsletter. You may download a copy of our February 2013 newsletter here.

New Energy Initiatives and Reports

The Institute for Energy Research (IRI) released a report on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 detailing the additional effects of immediately opening federal lands to oil and gas leasing. This report was in response to an earlier report released last year by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that only analyzed the lease revenues that might be expected from a proposal to open … Read More