As gasoline prices surge, local companies with vehicle fleets are being forced to figure out how to manage the increasing strain on their operating costs.
Sen. Bill Cassidy is calling for an “operation warp speed” to promote domestic energy production, using the term that was applied to the federal government’s efforts to fast-track development of COVID-19 vaccines.
President Joe Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the matter, the Associated Press reports.
The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies during the next two decades.
Andrey Kunatbaev made his fortune in the television business in his native Russia. He says he cashed out of his Russian holdings to do business abroad because he didn’t like his country’s direction under Vladimir Putin, though he still lives in Russia part of the year.