Carried Interest Tax Increase, S Corporation Curbs Softened in New Tax Extenders Proposal by Senate Finance Panel Chair Baucus

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) June 16 introduced a new substitute amendment (S. Amdt. 4369) to the tax extenders bill (H.R. 4213) that would…

Over $600 Million in Stimulus Grants Support Industrial Carbon Sequestration

While most of the focus of carbon capture and storage research has been on power plants, the Department of Energy also is providing money for projects in other industrial sectors…

Environmental Groups Ask EPA for Rules on Pollutant Emissions from Coal Mines

Five environmental groups petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency June 16 to list coal mines as a source of air pollution and establish emissions standards for several pollutants, including…

Obama Calls Key Senators to White House; Senate Majority Leader Reid Seeks Agreement on Energy Strategy

President Obama has summoned a group of senators from both parties to the White House June 23 in hopes of kick-starting action on an energy bill slated for a Senate floor vote in July…