National consumer group knocks SJC pipeline decision

National consumer group knocks SJC pipeline decision

A national energy group criticized the Supreme Judicial Court's decision Wednesday blocking utilities from charging consumers for natural gas pipeline construction.

David Holt, the president of the Consumer Energy Alliance, said the ruling would "eliminate an opportunity to alleviate wild price swings," which he said cost consumers $2.1 billion during the "Polar Vortex."

Back in Washington, Obama’s Vineyard vacation glow may fade quickly
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Back in Washington, Obama’s Vineyard vacation glow may fade quickly

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — After two weeks of sunshine and 10 rounds of golf, President Barack Obama is preparing for the busy fall awaiting him.

The glow from his vacation on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard may fade sooner than expected, though. Obama gets back on the road Tuesday to comfort residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a city hard-hit in recent weeks by natural and man-made tragedies.

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