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Message from Mexico: U.S. Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need to Drink
South of the border, worsening water shortages have forced authorities to look ever deeper for drinking water.
Is Dimock’s Water Really Safe to Drink?
When the EPA announced last week that the water is safe to drink in Dimock, PA, it seemed to vindicate the energy industry’s insistence that drilling and fracking had not caused pollution in the area. But there’s more to the story.
Will Federal Rules to Disclose Fracking Chemicals Come with Exceptions?
by Lena Groeger, ProPublica Last week several media outlets obtained the federal Bureau of Land Management’s draft of proposed rules requiring fracking companies to disclose the chemicals they pump into the ground. Such disclosure requirements have been championed by environmentalists for years and were endorsed by President Obama in the State of the Union, but [...]
Congress Moves Toward Tougher Stand on Pipeline Safety, But is it Enough?
A bill to strengthen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations awaits President Obama’s signature. But while many applaud Congress’s move toward more oversight, others question whether the impending law goes far enough.
Company Backs out of $45 Million Deal to Buy Troubled Wyoming Gas Field
EnCana’s deal sell a controversial central Wyoming natural gas field to Legacy Resources has fallen apart amidst allegations that drilling there has caused water pollution.
