Measure P Support Divides North and South Santa Barbara County
Support and opposition to Measure P, Santa Barbara County’s controversial initiative to ban all enhanced oil and gas recovery in the county, is largely divided along regional lines. The northern part...
View ArticleTribes Struggle to Contain Bakken Crime
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which lies above the Bakken oil field and is home to the Three Affiliated Tribes, is experiencing an unprecedented rise in crime and drug use as a result of the...
View ArticleCuomo Won’t “Rush” Fracking Study
Despite pushback from both environmentalists and mineral rights holders, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to delay a decision on whether or not fracking should be banned in the state. Cuomo has...
View ArticleSan Luis Obispo County Rejects Fracking Ban
A lack of fracking proposals led the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to reject a potential ban on fracking on September 23. San Luis Obispo County lies directly north of Santa Barbara...
View ArticleAlbany Considers Stronger Fracking Waste Ban
Albany County, New York is considering an extension of its fracking waste ban. In 2013, the Albany County Legislature passed a bill that prohibited the treatment of fracking waste in country water...
View ArticleFort Collins Challenges Fracking Ruling
On September 23 the Fort Collins City Council voted 6-1 to appeal a district court judge’s ruling that invalidated the city’s moratorium on fracking. The vote also ordered a request for a stay in...
View ArticleNY Dem Senators Ready to Tackle Fracking
Some Democratic state senators in New York have promised to introduce several anti-fracking bills that would have an increased chance of making it to the floor if Democrats take the Senate in November....
View ArticleCompany Able to Drill Despite Broomfield Moratorium
On Thursday, a district judge ruled that Sovereign Oil and Gas is exempt from Broomfield, CO’s moratorium on fracking. Broomfield and Sovereign agreed upon a memorandum of understanding that would...
View ArticleMonterey County Weighs Fracking Ban
On September 23, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors held a workshop explaining well stimulation techniques and how fracking will be treated under SB 4, the California’s oil and gas regulatory...
View ArticleNOAA Announces Sunken Vessel Discovery in Atlantic
NOAA recently announced the discovery of two sunken World War II-era vessels located ~30 miles offshore North Carolina. BOEM archaeologist William Hoffman said that the discovery “highlights the...
View ArticleComments Sought on BOEM Air Pollution Prevention/Control-related Information...
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced that it is seeking comments by Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 on its request for approval to renew an air pollution prevention and...
View ArticleMid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body Seeks Comment on Draft Materials
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body recently announced the release of draft materials for public comment by Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. The National Ocean Policy Executive Order tasks the...
View ArticleBOEM Releases Updated Draft Review of 2008 Alaskan Arctic Lease Sale
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced the release of a revised environmental analysis for Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193, which was held in 2008. The Draft Supplemental...
View ArticleFort Collins Challenges Fracking Ruling
On September 23 the Fort Collins City Council voted 6-1 to appeal a district court judge’s ruling that invalidated the city’s moratorium on fracking. The vote also ordered a request for a stay in...
View ArticleNY Dem Senators Ready to Tackle Fracking
Some Democratic state senators in New York have promised to introduce several anti-fracking bills that would have an increased chance of making it to the floor if Democrats take the Senate in November....
View ArticleCompany Able to Drill Despite Broomfield Moratorium
On Thursday, a district judge ruled that Sovereign Oil and Gas is exempt from Broomfield, CO’s moratorium on fracking. Broomfield and Sovereign agreed upon a memorandum of understanding that would...
View ArticleTribes Struggle to Contain Bakken Crime
The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which lies above the Bakken oil field and is home to the Three Affiliated Tribes, is experiencing an unprecedented rise in crime and drug use as a result of the...
View ArticleCuomo Won’t “Rush” Fracking Study
Despite pushback from both environmentalists and mineral rights holders, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to delay a decision on whether or not fracking should be banned in the state. Cuomo has...
View ArticleDenton Faces Immediate Legal Challenge to Fracking Ban
Within days of passing its ban on fracking, Denton, Texas became the target of lawsuits from Texas Oil and Gas Association and the Texas General Land Office. This is in addition to speculation that...
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