Manistee City Council in a special meeting Monday night agreed, by a 4-3 vote, to sign an oil and gas lease with Robbinson-Cowen, Aztec over PetroStar’s lease to add city-owned property on ...

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- The House of Representatives on Tuesday night passed an energy bill clearing the way for more oil drilling off U.S. coasts, but not nearly as much as Republican leaders wanted.