Company 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 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 ArticleColorado Oil and Gas Task Force Wraps Up Recommendations
Governor Hickenlooper’s blue-ribbon oil and gas task force will finalize recommendations to the Colorado General Assembly with the goal of improving relations between the state’s energy industry and...
View ArticleKentucky Looks to Update Fracking Regulations
Declining coal production in Kentucky has led to a push to update laws governing natural gas extraction despite resistance from landowners and environmentalists who are concerned about fracking’s...
View ArticleMichigan Report Recommends Increased Fracking Regulation
The University of Michigan released a study with policy recommendations that call for increased regulation of fracking, including stricter laws that would require companies to monitor water sources...
View ArticleOhio Committee Hears Debate on Oil Tax
The Ohio House Ways and Means Committee last week heard testimony on the merits of raising the state’s severance tax on oil and natural gas drilling. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that officials...
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 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 ArticleBOEM Sets August 2015 Date for Proposed Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced its intention to open bidding for Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (CPA) Lease Sale 246 in New Orleans, LA on Wednesday, August 19. The sale will...
View ArticleMaryland House Approves Fracking Moratorium; Bill Awaits Governor’s Decision
The Maryland House of Delegates followed the Senate this week in approving a bill that would suspend fracking in the state for two years. According to The Daily Signal, the legislation, which...
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 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 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 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 ArticleEPA Ozone Reg–Senate EPW Hearing
Executive Summary for the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works Hearing on the Challenges and Implications of EPA’s Proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ground-Level Ozone...
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