Reuters: The United States needs to update its energy policy to reflect the boom in natural gas and oil production that has boosted manufacturing jobs, said the top Democrat on the Senate energy committee on Thursday.
Ron Wyden, who is in line to take over the panel’s gavel in January, said he sees the opportunity for “transformative energy policy” to both spur jobs created by the newfound wealth of energy while also protecting air and water from pollution.
But Wyden and Lisa Murkowski, the top Republican…