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On August 6, 2026, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026 (S.5338). This legislation reforms the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975, which Congress created to address energy conservation by allowing the Departm...

In a crucial win on August 12, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit authorizing Enbridge to build the Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The Detroit District affirmed that issuance of a USACE permit for the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel’s construction complies with all applicable federal laws and regulations. USACE noted the approval of the Enbridge Lin...

On Friday, August 9, the federal trial court dismissed NPGA and other allied associations’ challenge to the Denver gas ban, finding that the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) does not preempt the ban, agreeing with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and diverging from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. That concludes the trial court phase of the case. NPGA is meetin...

Join NPGA’s Supply and Logistics Committee on Thursday, August 26 at 4 PM ET for a webinar with Keith Coyle, Chief Counsel of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and Tom Correll, Associate Administrator of the Office of Pipeline Safety at PHMSA. after a winter of significant pipeline disruptions and concerns, this unique opport...

Transit agencies looking to modernize their fleets have another opportunity to pursue federal funding. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has reopened applications for the Low or No Emission (Low-No) and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Programs for fiscal year 2026, making $610 million available for bus purchases, s...