Tag: fracking
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FRACKING PUBLIC LANDS: Is the BLM Bowing to Industry Pressure on New Fracking Rules?
NATURAL RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNCIL — Last year the BLM issued a draft rule for hydraulic fracturing under federal leases. The original proposal included limited new rules for chemical disclosure, mechanical integrity and waste water handling …
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NY Fracking Decision Delayed, DOH Announces Need for More Time to Complete Health Review
ECOWATCH — Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah sent a letter to the Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens today that says the Department of Health will need more time to …
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Fracking California: Advocates Make Case for Ban at Senate Hearing
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY — “The Monterey Shale’s estimated 15 billion barrels of oil would only supply our nation’s energy needs for three to four years, but fracking and its resulting toxic waste would have a devastating impact on California’s air, water and communities for generations …
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Why New Yorkers Don’t Trust Governor Cuomo on Fracking
PAUL GALLAY — Governor Cuomo must stand up as a national leader on the environment and climate change by hitting the reset button on fracking. Otherwise, people might just conclude that the process was “rigged” from the start …
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Ad in The New York Times Calls for a ‘Time Out’ on LNG Exports
ECOWATCH — In a half-page ad today in The New York Times, more than 40 groups and high-profile individuals calll on President Obama to take a “time out” in the headlong run to export more than 40 percent of America’s natural gas for use by other nations …