Energy on Friday July 03, 2009

AZ: AZ Senate fails to act on gas-storage cavern
By Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
A bill that would have cleared the way for a Houston company to open up a huge underground cavern to store natural gas near Eloy died in the Legislature's closing days.
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MT: Montana strives for energy independence
By Diane Cochran, Billings Gazette
As we move into the heart of the summer and look forward to celebrating July Fourth, it is a good time to celebrate the initial steps Montana has taken toward energy independence and to weigh future opportunities.
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OR: Topping off gas tanks now banned in Oregon
By Matthew Preusch, The Oregonian (Portland)
If you ask a gas station attendant to top off your tank, as of today you're asking them to break the law.
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UT: Rocky Mountain Power seeks another rate increase in Utah
By Steven Oberbeck, The Salt Lake Tribune
Rocky Mountain Power has notified state regulators it wants to increase its electricity rates by $67 million beginning in February 2010.
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VT: Vt. air comparatively clean, could be cleaner
By The Associated Press, Times Argus (Barre/Montpelier)
Vermont's air quality is better than that in many parts of the United States, but could be better still.
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WA: EPA -- State must conduct review, hold hearings on latest coal-plant proposal
By Scott Rothschild, The Lawrence Journal-World
The federal EPA has essentially told the state and Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to start over in considering a permit to build a coal-burning power plant in southwest Kansas.
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