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Texas May Soon Require Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals

On Sunday May 29, 2011, the Texas House passed legislation that could require drilling companies to publicly disclose the...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Environment

By Greg Russell On May 27, 2011

Texas GHG Brief Filed

The State of Texas has filed its initial brief challenging U.S. EPA's endangerment finding that concludes that greenhouse gases...


Tags: Energy, Environment, GHG

By Greg Russell On May 27, 2011

Smog?

The NYT is reporting on the potential for increased smog due to oil and gas operations: "Thousands of natural gas wells are...


Tags: Air, Energy, Environment

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has released the findings of a third study showing no emissions levels...


Tags: Air, Energy, Environment

Ohio: No More POTWs
By Greg Russell On May 18, 2011

Ohio: No More POTWs

Ohio EPA and Ohio DNR appear to have reached agreement on a policy regarding the use of POTWs for brine disposal: "Disposing...


Tags: Energy, Environment

The WSJ has an interesting article on long-haul natural gas trucks. The costs appear prohibitive at the moment: "United Parcel...


Tags: Energy, Environment

We've frequently noted the articles in the media on hydraulic fracturing. The NYT had one on May 7th (mis)stating: "But the...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Marcellus, Energy, Environment,

We've mentioned recently a number of attacks on domestic production, and wanted to note that it's not everyone.  Here is an article


Tags: Energy, Environment

The NYT is reporting on new climate lawsuits brought, in the main, by teenagers against various federal and state agencies...


Tags: Climate Change, Environment, GHG

U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) have published for comment a guidance document that describes how the agencies...


Tags: Navigable, Clean Water Act, Energy, Environment

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