The U.S. needs more refineries to keep up with increased oil production.

The plan will establish a uniform system of leak classification that will rank potential leaks based on their severity and set a timeline for repairs.

As the U.S. struggles to decide what to do with its own growing stockpiles of nuclear waste, it may be useful to learn from those who are already leading the way.

North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple wants to expand oil pipeline capability within the state.

The American Chemistry Council claims that foreign companies account for 62 percent of announced capital investments in the industry.

In Pennsylvania, the Corbett Administration is considering leasing as many as 25,000 acres of public park and forest land as a way of raising $75 million for the state budget.

The IEA believes that the world must cut its carbon emissions to half of 2011 levels in order to experience a 20 percent chance of avoiding a global temperature increase of 2 degrees Celsius. This is harder without nuclear power.

The Supreme Court has slightly limited the EPA's ability to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.

Valero Energy's plan to unload up to 70,000 barrels per day from trains at its Benicia, California refinery may significantly increase emissions in the state.

North American oil production has been on an impressive streak in recent years, and studies predict that it will reach a remarkable milestone within a few years.

A Houston-based energy company is proposing a multibillion dollar pipeline that would connect Massachusetts to shale fields in New York and Pennsylvania.

Oil and gas development is economically sound and increasingly popular.

It is becoming increasingly clear that natural disasters are creating long-term contamination issues that continue to threaten communities for years after the initial strike ends.

Kentucky is known as "coal country" for the vast amount of coal it has historically produced. However, times are changing, and economic and political factors are slowly changing the form of energy that the state is relying on.