Dems’ energy-policy plans worry oil and gas industry

WASHINGTON


Long protected by a Republican-controlled Congress and a White House eager to boost domestic production, the industry is now on high alert as Democrats are moving to capitalize on consumer anger about high gas prices and address global warming.

The industry and its allies in Congress are warning that Democratic legislation will slow domestic production, heighten the nation’s reliance on foreign sources of fuel and force gas prices even higher.

Newhouse News Service