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Illinois counties can do little but brace for fracking's impact
Tribune reporterCREAL SPRINGS, Ill.-- Oil and gas companies and environmental groups have hashed out legislation they say would make Illinois a national leader in protecting public health and the environment from fracking. The proposal covering the process more...Tags: Energy Resources, Renewable Energy, Michael Madigan, Solar Energy, Petroleum Industry
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Lawmakers to hold hearing on fracking
PolitiCalState lawmakers will hold a hearing next month to examine the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in California. Unlike other major oil-producing states, California does not require energy firms to disclose where they use the... -
Oil spills after two barges strike Mississippi River bridge
Oil spilled into the Mississippi River after two oil barges hit a bridge near Vicksburg, Miss., early Sunday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The barges, laden with crude oil, were being pulled by the tow boat Nature's Way Endeavor when they...
Tags: Water Pollution, Trials, National Transportation Safety Board, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Pollution
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Column: Energy independence good for U.S. economy, security
U.S. oil production surged almost 14 percent in 2012, despite falling domestic consumption. Production is projected to further accelerate in 2013. The American Petroleum Institute reported that the average daily output of crude oil jumped 779,000...Tags: Energy Resources, American Petroleum, The Wall Street Journal, Petroleum Industry
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1947 oil drilling protest
FrameworkAtty. Gregory Creutz speaks to Los Angeles Board of Supervisors during protest against oil drilling.... -
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Tags: U.S. Senate, White House, Elections, Ecosystems, Republican Party
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California oil regulators release draft of fracking rules
PolitiCalUnder pressure from state lawmakers and environmentalists, Gov. Jerry Brown's administration on Tuesday released draft regulations for hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the controversial drilling process driving a national oil and gas boom. The rules... -
EPA changed course after oil company protested potential fracking contamination in Texas
WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his family's drinking water had begun "bubbling" like champagne, the federal government sounded an alarm: An oil company may have tainted their wells while drilling for natural...
Tags: Science and Technology, Energy Resources, Range Resources Corporation, Science, Natural Gas
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Senator Ellis Extends Hand to Majority
Channel 2 NewsThe new Senate minority leader says his caucus wants to be part of the oil tax debate. In a floor speech Tuesday, Senator Johnny Ellis asked the majority to take the minority up on its ideas on how to increase oil production. He said his colleagues...Tags: Republican Party, Ken Hollis, Johnny Ellis
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After fracking debate, state Senate confirms conservation director
PolitiCalThe state Senate approved Gov. Jerry Brown's pick to head the state Conservation Department on Monday after the nominee assured lawmakers he would address their concerns about the safety of hydraulic fracturing, the controversial drilling process... -
Floods blamed for 16 pipeline spills
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Pipeline spills caused by flooding and riverbed erosion dumped 2.4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous liquids into U.S. waterways over the past two decades, according to a new report from federal regulators....
Tags: Enterprise Products Partners LP, U.S. Congress, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Jon Tester, Max Baucus
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Arway gives state-of-the-PFBC to Pa. House committee
Lehigh Valley WildPennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) Executive Director John Arway formally presented the agency’s 2012 Annual Report to the House Game and Fisheries Committee today. In his remarks, Arway reiterated that one of the agency’s top...
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