California halts injection of fracking waste to prevent contaminating aquifers
Propublica: California officials have ordered an emergency shut-down of 11 oil and gas waste injection sites and a review more than 100 others in the state's...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2014
Natural gas boom gives U.S. new diplomatic tool in Ukraine
The leader of State Department's Bureau of Energy Resources says the group's efforts have already weakened Putin’s hand and significantly reduced Ukraine's...
Friday, September 20th, 2013
Fracked shale formations could store carbon dioxide, study says
Storing carbon dioxide in the same shale formations that produce natural gas may be an effective way to sequester carbon dioxide produced by fossil fuel-burning power...
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
FERC nominee: Gas a ‘terrific’ fuel, spoke ‘un-carefully’ in calling it dead-end
President Obama’s pick to run the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, under fire from Republicans, sought to reassure lawmakers Tuesday that he’s a big fan of natural gas.
Methane emissions drop at natural gas drilling sites, study says
Emissions of methane from natural gas well sites across the United States have fallen in a key part of the drilling process, despite the boom in natural gas development,...
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
Internal EPA report suggests differing opinions over fracking and PA well water
An EPA staff report suggests methane from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, contaminated wells near Dimock, Pa., but the agency says the water's safe to drink.
Monday, July 22nd, 2013
First federal study finds natural gas fracking chemicals didn't contaminate aquifers
PITTSBURGH — A landmark federal study on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, shows no evidence that chemicals from the natural gas drilling process moved up to contaminate...
Sunday, July 14th, 2013
Distant seismic activity can trigger quakes at fracking wastewater injection wells
NEW YORK, July 11 (Reuters) - Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles (km) away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil...
Monday, June 24th, 2013
EPA abandons study that linked fracking, Wyoming water pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it won’t finalize a draft 2011 study that concluded water pollution in a Wyoming region might stem from hydraulic...
Sunday, June 2nd, 2013
Illinois passes nation's toughest fracking regulations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois came a giant step closer to approving the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling on Friday, as...
Monday, May 20th, 2013
U.S. Interior issues new draft fracking rules for federal lands
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled its latest proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, seeking to allay...
Sunday, May 5th, 2013
Hydrofracking could strain Western water resources, study finds
The rapid expansion of hydraulic fracturing could put pressure on already-stressed water resources from the suburbs of Fort Worth to western Colorado, according to a new...
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Interior Department boosts estimates of technically recoverable oil-and-gas resources in North Dakota
A federal reassessment found the region holds twice as much shale oil and three times the resourc as previously estimated.
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Fracking rules coming 'in weeks,' says Interior chief Jewell
Draft federal rules on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, will be released in a matter of “weeks, not months,” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Tuesday.
Sunday, April 28th, 2013
EPA methane report further divides fracking camps
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production,...
Monday, March 18th, 2013
Celeb fracking group not registered
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Celebrities of music, stage and screen who are gaining attention for the effort to block New York from approving a method of gas drilling may soon be...
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Illinois deal on fracking could be national model
CHICAGO (AP) -- After years of clashing over the drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the oil industry and environmentalists have...
Monday, January 7th, 2013
'Promised Land' fares poorly at theaters
Big stars and political controversy didn’t translate into a big haul for the film, which explores environmental concerns over "fracking."
Thursday, December 20th, 2012
Census: Oil-and-gas heavy North Dakota is fastest-growing state
The U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday that North Dakota experienced the nation’s greatest population growth this year, with the domestic oil-and-gas boom a likely reason...
Monday, December 17th, 2012
GOP govs urge Obama to abandon fracking rules
Republicans are stepping up political pressure on the White House to back off regulations that will impose new controls on the controversial oil-and-gas development method...
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