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WTFrack?!
EPA: Chemicals found in Wyo. drinking water might be from fracking 0
Posted 3 months ago Federal environment officials investigating drinking water contamination near the ranching town of Pavillion, Wyo., have found that at least three water wells contain a chemical used in the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing. Read More -
But is it working?
Surprisingly popular Cash for Clunkers program raises hopes—and questions 2
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago The sight of car buyers back in showrooms these past two weeks has raised hopes that U.S. consumers are ready, primed by government stimulus, to spend again. But questions remain. Read More -
The wrong kind of bubbly
More gas contamination affects Pennsylvania residents 0
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago Pennsylvania environment officials are investigating another natural gas well leak, after residents near the town of Roaring Branch complained last month that rust-colored water was flowing from a spring and two small creeks were bubbling with methane gas. Read More -
There's a drill in the hole and a hole in the ground and the methane bubbles all around, all around
Water problems from drilling are more frequent than PA officials said 1
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago When methane began bubbling out of kitchen taps near a gas drilling site in Pennsylvania last winter, a state regulator described the problem as "an anomaly." But at the time he made that statement to ProPublica, that same official was investigating a similar case affecting more than a dozen homes near gas wells halfway across the state. Read More -
what's it wirth to you?
Timothy Wirth, natural-gas advocate, takes gas industry to task 3
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago In a blunt speech before the Colorado Oil and Gas Association last week, Timothy Wirth, a former Colorado Democratic senator and Under Secretary of State for global affairs in the Clinton administration, warned industry leaders that they need to pay attention to the environmental and climate concerns that are shaping national policy, or risk being left behind. Read More -
From ProPublica
Energy industry sways Congress with misleading data 2
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago The two key arguments that the oil and gas industry is using to fight federal regulation of the natural gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing -- that the costs would cripple their business and that state regulations are already strong -- are challenged by the same data and reports the industry is using to bolster its position. Read More -
From ProPublica
EPA attorneys criticize Obama nominee 2
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago The Obama administration's nomination of Ignacia Moreno to head the environment division of the Department of Justice is moving quietly through the confirmation process, with hearings expected to begin in the next few weeks. Moreno has worked for the environment division before, during the Clinton administration. But her most recent job -- as environmental counsel for General Electric -- has raised eyebrows among Environmental Protection Agency attorneys. Read More -
FRAC Act
Congress introduces twin bills to control drilling and protect drinking water 1
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago In a widely expected move that is sure to draw the ire of the oil and gas industry, Democratic members of Congress on Tuesday introduced twin bills to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and give the Environmental Protection Agency authority over the controversial drilling process called hydraulic fracturing. Read More -
Toxic injections
Industry defends federal loophole for drilling before packed Congressional hearing 5
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago In a packed and sometimes contentious hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, representatives of the oil and gas industry and their state regulators vigorously defended the practice of injecting toxic fluids underground without federal regulatory oversight. Read More -
Natural Gas Politics
Congress reconsiders regulatory exemption for gas drilling 1
Posted 6 months ago With growing evidence that hydraulic fracturing can damage water supplies, Democratic leaders in Congress are circulating legislation that would repeal the extraordinary exemption and for the first time require companies to disclose all chemicals used in the key natural gas drilling process. Read More
