THE DALLES, Ore., May 23 (UPI) -- A day after oil prices topped $130 a barrel for the first time in history, U.S. lawmakers debated Thursday whether increased production at home would lower prices at the pump.

WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- Faced with growing pressure to decrease gas prices, U.S. senators voted to stop stockpiling oil in the national reserve yesterday, but they rejected a plan to increase domestic production.

WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- Climate change could disrupt U.S. energy supplies by seriously damaging key infrastructure in the country, experts testified Tuesday before Congress.

WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Washington legislators are reconsidering federal mandates on ethanol production that has been linked to rising food costs, various lawmakers said.

THE DALLES, Ore., March 3 (UPI) -- A global agency recently awarded the United States high marks for its energy policy but warned stronger action is needed to mitigate climate change and decrease foreign oil imports.

THE DALLES, Ore., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Just weeks after passing a major energy bill, some congressional leaders are questioning whether certain portions of the law are achievable.

In the wake of the U.N. climate-change summit earlier this week, a more intimate gathering of the world’s greatest emitters convened Thursday for a discussion many have tentatively hailed as a positive move.

LAS CRUCES, N.M., July 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is concerned about federal plans to reduce the number of National Guard troops stationed along the U.S.-Mexico border.

WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) -- The Senate voted Tuesday to revive a bill aimed at securing U.S. borders and providing illegal aliens with a path to citizenship.