Congress trimming domestic spending
February 1, 2005 By LP Gas
Energy programs will be affected by the decision due to an across-the-board budget cut in the omnibus appropriations bill.
Read More Propane Days: Our time in Washington
February 1, 2005 By LP Gas
For a $35 billion industry that has been in existence for almost 100 years, the upcoming 2005 Propane Days in Washington, D.C. will be a first.
Read More Promise of a new year
December 1, 2004 By Patrick Hyland
There is plenty of reason for hope as the worries of 2004 blend into the realities of 2005.
Read More Final tax bill drops propane incentives
November 1, 2004 By LP Gas
Conference committee……loses Senate’s deductions for buying clean-fuel cars, credits for buying hybrid and clean-fuel vehicles, and a 50 percent credit for installing clean-fuel refueling stations.
Read More Feds update rules governing pipelines
August 1, 2004 By LP Gas
The Research and Special Programs Administration has updated its pipeline maintenance and repair regulations to take advantage of the latest technology and construction standards, including the use of plastics in certain situations.
Read More Can you hear us now?
July 1, 2004 By LP Gas
Now that the National Propane Gas Association’s move to the nation’s capital is complete and its staff muscled up, industry leaders will spend $1.1 million next year to make sure they have the full attention of the Washington decision makers they most need to impress.
Read More Is it lights out for a national energy bill?
February 1, 2004 By LP Gas
New year, same frustrating challenges in Washington after the promising push for a comprehensive national energy bill withered in the cold winds of December.
Read More Energy bill falls short, but still alive
January 1, 2004 By LP Gas
For the second year in a row, big benefits to the propane industry didn’t quite make it through Congress.
Read More LIHEAP funds could grow with bill
December 1, 2003 By LP Gas
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program could get $3.4 billion in each of the next three years under the Poverty Reduction & Prevention Act of 2003.
Read More Energy bill, budget cuts collide
September 1, 2003 By LP Gas
Look for another contentious conference over energy legislation in Congress this fall. Rather than slug it out provision by provision on the Senate floor, the Senate has passed the same bill it approved last year.
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