Measure takes ND oil taxes for wildlife projects
Conservation groups said they would campaign to put a North Dakota constitutional amendment on the ballot that would reserve tens of millions of dollars of state oil tax collections for water, wildlife and conservation projects. More »
Steffy: Other countries learning Macondo’s lessons
Other countries are learning the lesson from BP’s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. More »
Gas prices see another big rise in 2012
The New Year hasn’t been good for gasoline prices. More »
Hundreds seek answers at Youngstown quake meeting
Boos, applause and the occasional outburst marked a gathering of about 500 northeast Ohioans seeking explanations Wednesday for a series of earthquakes that has hit their area since deep injection drilling came to town. More »
Japan to reduce Iran oil imports, supporting US
Japan gave a boost today to the U.S. campaign to sanction Iran over its nuclear program, pledging to buy less Iranian oil, a day after China reacted coolly to the U.S. effort. More »
SD court hearing set in oil refinery dispute
The fight over a Texas company’s plan to build a $10 billion oil refinery in southeastern South Dakota is moving to court. More »
TransCanada exec says Asian markets an option
A Canadian executive overseeing a plan to build a 1,700-mile oil pipeline from Canada to Texas says Canadian oil producers will look to Asian markets if the U.S. government fails to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project. More »
Pa. chief to EPA: Let science be guide in Dimock
Pennsylvania’s environmental chief said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has only a “rudimentary” understanding of the contamination in Dimock, the northeastern Pennsylvania village where residential water wells were fouled by a gas driller. More »
Pressure builds on Obama with looming Keystone deadline
A looming deadline for a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline is ratcheting up political pressure on President Barack Obama, who will anger key supporters regardless of his decision. More »
Oil rises on China’s growth in imports
Prices rose after China said oil imports grew 6 percent in December, when compared to a year earlier More »
Pennsylvania fracking foes fault EPA over tainted water response
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency called to say it would start delivering fresh water to their home, Ron and Jean Carter thought they gained an ally in a long fight with Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. More »
New NOAA study mirrors spill rate from BP well
Federal scientists say a new chemistry-based analysis of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico closely matches official estimates released at the time of the spill. More »
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