Senate Energy Bill Looks Bipartisan for Now, But Can That Last?

The sharply divided U.S. Senate has a real shot at doing something unexpected -- passing bipartisan energy legislation in an election year. It won’t happen though, unless both parties can resist the temptation to lard up the bill with more partisan goodies.

Already, Democrats have talked about amendments relating to Puerto Rico’s debt woes or millions of dollars in funding to address the contaminated water crisis in Flint, Michigan, while Republicans are looking at preventing the Interior Department from halting some coal leasing or spiking the Land and Water Conservation Fund.