By Stephens Washington Bureau STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - A House panel beginning the process of writing an energy spending bill for next year voted Tuesday to fully fund the Energy Department's request for the Yucca Mountain Project.

By The Times, Munster, Ind. May 1--U.S. Rep. Peter Visclosky told the Congressional Steel Caucus Wednesday he will cosponsor legislation aimed at curbing substandard Chinese steel imports by requiring federally funded projects use only American-made material.

By Keith Benman, The Times, Munster, Ind. Dec. 20--Canadian National CEO E. Hunter Harrison is rallying support for his railroad's planned acquisition of the EJ&E Railway, in advance of public meetings to be hosted by federal regulators in January.

By Keith Benman, The Times, Munster, Ind. Oct. 31--U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky will oppose Canadian National's proposed purchase of the EJ&E railroad, based on what he says is the "track record" of both in holding up important public projects in Northwest Indiana.

Restoration could begin soon on the ecosystem of a northwestern Indiana lake that has been polluted for decades with sewage and stormwater filled with fertilizer from farm fields.