WASHINGTON – In two months, U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear arguments on whether local government officials and the private lawyers they have hired can pursue lawsuits that impact the international energy market.
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump is visiting European and allied leaders he repeatedly criticized a day after he announced the United States and Iran are set to sign a peace deal to end conflict in the region and allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.Â
Average retail gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 2.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.78 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy.com’s daily survey of 1,307 gas outlets in Oregon. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.52, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.
The port of Vancouver's Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 9 to terminate a rolling lease on property that would hold the nation's largest rail-to-marine oil terminal if the project's backers don't provide all the necessary permits by March.
Following a recommendation by Washington state energy regulators to deny a Columbia River oil terminal, Gov. Jay Inslee will have the last say on the project’s outcome.
