EPA says water OK at 20 wells in town
Featured in the documentary “Gasland,” the village of Dimock has been at the center of a fierce debate over drilling, in particular the process of hydraulic fracturing. More »
Activists sue EPA to finish coal ash regulation
Health, environmental and community activists have sued the Environmental Protection Agency to force it to finish long-awaited regulations restricting how power companies can dispose of the toxic chemical-containing leftovers from burning coal ash. More »
EPA pushes off air rules for oil and natural gas
The Environmental Protection Agency will delay promulgating its long-awaited air standards for the oil and natural gas for two weeks, citing the need for more time to review public comments, an agency spokeswoman said Monday.
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Agency stops seismic tests; worries about dolphins
With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana’s coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from doing seismic tests known to disturb marine mammals. More »
EPA pulls order forcing driller to provide water
The Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees oil and gas drilling, and Range Resources have long insisted drilling did not cause the water contamination. More »
Murkowski invites Obamas to talk ANWR drilling over milkshakes
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has invited President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for a milkshake to discuss producing oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — all while drilling for it from outside the area. More »
Shell wins court order against Greenpeace
Shell on Wednesday won a court order barring environmental activists from boarding or blocking the ships it will use to launch exploratory drilling in Arctic waters this summer. More »
Poll: Americans still prioritize economy over environment
A plurality of Americans continue to say they prioritize economic growth over protecting the environment, though the gap has closed in the past year, a new poll found. More »
Lawmakers target conflicting environmental, power reliability laws
A bipartisan group of lawmakers including three Texans introduced legislation today that seeks to fix what they view as a legally thorny conflict between environmental and electric reliability laws.
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Obama officials rip into GOP gasoline bills
Obama administration officials ripped into GOP proposals to tie Strategic Petroleum Reserve releases to increases in federal oil and gas land leases and require additional analyses of the economic impacts of several oil- and gasoline-related environmental regulations. More »
Texas wins latest round with EPA in federal court
A federal appeals court scolded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday for rejecting a series of state pollution control projects in Texas that federal regulators said failed to satisfy requirements of the Clean Air Act. More »
EPA proposes limits on power plant greenhouse gas emissions
EPA has proposed its first-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, but the rules would not apply to existing plants or ones scheduled for completion within a year. More »
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