Natural Gas

A battle over power is shaping up in Illinois. It involves lawmakers, but unlike with the state budget crisis they are not playing a central role. This…

A tractor trailer from Anheuser-Busch’s St. Louis brewery will be hard to miss.The trucks have gone green, both literally and figuratively.The beer giant…

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking public feedback on the state's first-ever regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling.The DNR…

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Monday giving the state the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling. In a news…

Lambert St. Louis Airport is upgrading the way it fuels its fleet of vehicles. Monday the Laclede Group and Siemens held a groundbreaking for a new…

One of Illinois's largest natural gas providers is seeking a $50 million rate increase for its 813,000 customers.Ameren Illinois filed the paperwork…

Will be updated further. Updated 5:06 p.m. with Associated Press story of Quinn's veto.Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed legislation that would have forced…

Illinois regulators have given Ameren Corp. permission to raise natural gas rates by about $32 million but a watchdog group says it will appeal the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 10, 2012 - U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill made a rare foray into Missouri state issues Monday when…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 16, 2011 - Richard Ockers admits it won't happen overnight, but he's hopeful nonetheless. "You…