PITTSBURGH — The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentalists: Does the recent ...

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PITTSBURGH — Wholesale natural gas prices have doubled during the last year, and that’s bringing sighs of relief from an unusual variety of interests. Soaring production and an unusually warm winter sent prices plunging to under $2 per thousand cubic ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices declined last month as the cost of gas fell sharply and food prices were unchanged. The tame reading is the latest evidence that the sluggish economy is keeping inflation in check. The consumer price index ...

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WASHINGTON — Sales at U.S. retailers fell in March from February, indicating that higher taxes and weak hiring likely made some consumers more cautious about spending. Retail sales declined a seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent last month, the Commerce Department said ...

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WASHINGTON — Motorists in the Washington metro area are paying two cents less at the pump when compared to a week ago. AAA Mid-Atlantic said Sunday in a weekly report that the average price of a gallon of regular gas ...

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WASHINGTON — A measure of U.S. wholesale prices rose in February by the most in five months, pushed higher by more expensive gas and pharmaceuticals. But outside those increases, inflation was mild. The producer price index grew a seasonally adjusted ...

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WASHINGTON — Americans spent at the fastest pace in five months in February, boosting retail spending 1.1 percent compared with January. About half the jump reflected higher gas prices, but even excluding gas purchases, retail sales rose 0.6 percent. The ...

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NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil expects production to decline by about 1 percent this year due to weaker output of natural gas. Over the next five years, however, the oil and gas giant expects production to rise by 2 percent ...

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A day after meeting with the Democratic leaders of the General Assembly, Gov. Martin O'Malley may soon introduce a bill that would raise hundreds of millions of dollars for transportation projects.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland House Republicans on Tuesday attacked the Senate president’s proposals to raise new transportation revenue and to protect it from raids for other budget needs, saying the state needs better management, not more taxes. Senate President Thomas V. ...

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