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Administration officials downplayed the gravity of what they call a "process update" to increase scrutiny of whether projects are in the national interest

Utah Rep. John Curtis laid out some priorities Monday night as part of a kick-off for his run for the U.S. senate.

The first SC Natural Gas Summit, organized by Carolinas Natural Gas Coalition (CNGC) wrapped up Jan. 16 in Columbia. The event brought together federal and state officials, industry leaders, economic developers, economists, and other stakeholders to explore the critical role of natural gas in meeting South Carolina's surging energy demands. The summit highlighted natural gas as essential in supporting the state's record-breaking economic development, population growth, and power generation needs.

Curtis was surrounded by supporters in Orem as he held his campaign kick-off event. He is running for the seat held by Sen. Mitt Romney.

Rep. John Curtis gestured to his staff to wrap up their introduction before stepping into the limelight himself. Without wasting a breath, the Utah representative dove right into the reason why roughly 350 people had gathered at a huge hall at a pest control company in Orem on a Monday night: “My name is John Curtis, and I’m running for U.S. Senate,” he said as the crowd erupted in loud cheers. Curtis said the U.S. “can do better” on public lands, energy policy — “it’s not right to shut down U.S. production of fuel” — and ...