One of the top Republicans on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce announced he’ll be resigning next week ahead of his retirement. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., will retire effective Sept. 6 instead ...

It was the photo seen around the world — a group of Black anti-war activists walking down the steps of Willard Straight Hall, rifles in hand and demands met. Ed Whitfield ’70, leader of the Cornell ...

“The largest threat to this path of security continues to be ever increasing regulations that unnecessarily limit or impede the safe and responsible production of our energy resources and stifle the ...

A pair of House Republicans said Wednesday they think President Obama will reject the Keystone XL pipeline, adding that the project’s uncertain fate is hurting relations with Canada. “I’ve been a ...

As head of the subcommittee on energy and power, Whitfield is Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton’s top point man on energy issues and is finding allies in coal-state Democrats.

Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) and its members and stakeholders applauded the Senate’s passage, by a vote of 76 to16, of a 9-cent increase to the barge diesel fuel user fee. The provision was a part of ...

House Republicans are gearing up for a fight against Obama administration plans to counter climate change through increased regulation. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), the chairman of the House Energy and ...