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By Greg Russell On October 29, 2009

PA Collecting New Fees

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) has started collecting new fees for vertical wells (see here)....


Tags: Energy

By Greg Russell On October 29, 2009

PA DEP Revokes Permits

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) has revoked three erosion and sedimentation control permits...


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U.S. EPA is seeking comments on a significant rulemaking proposal that would establish initial major source applicability...


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By Greg Russell On October 28, 2009

Senate Climate Hearings

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works heard testimony yesterday from U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and...


Tags: Climate Change, Environment

By Greg Russell On October 28, 2009

Avoiding NY Watershed

Chesapeake Energy has decided that it won't drill within the upstate NY watershed, according to this NYT article. Why? Newly...


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By Greg Russell On October 27, 2009

The Sage Grouse

Researchers with the Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society and University of Montana have issued a study finding that oil and gas...


Tags: ESA, Energy

By Greg Russell On October 27, 2009

Senate Climate Legislation

Climate legislation introduced in the Senate is discussed in this article in the NYT, including a link to the draft text of the...


Tags: Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On October 27, 2009

Fossil Fuel Health Costs

Today, it should come as no surprise that everything is viewed as impacting health care.  The NYT is reporting that burning fossil...


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By Greg Russell On October 27, 2009

Canadian Oil Sands

The president of the Center for American Progress is chastising Canada for substantial increases in greenhouse gas emissions due...


Tags: Energy, Oil Sands

By Greg Russell On October 26, 2009

PA Severance Tax

Without examining the merits of the arguments pro and con, the Philadelphia Inquirer has an article on how the PA state budget...


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