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Attorneys for the oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania are asking U.S. District Judge Sean McLaughlin to find the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in contempt for refusing to follow his 2009 order to process oil and gas development proposals in the Allegheny National Forest.

Attorneys for the oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania are asking U.S. District Judge Sean McLaughlin to find the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in contempt for refusing to follow his 2009 order to process oil and gas development proposals in the Allegheny National Forest.

The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate passed Substitute HB 133 by a 22-10 vote on Wednesday. The measure creates a five-member Oil and Gas Leasing Commission (OGLC) and opens land owned by the state — including state parks but not nature preserves — to oil and gas leasing.

With regulatory and legislative encouragement, Atlanta Gas Light Inc. (AGL) has filed a plan with Georgia state regulators asking for approval to establish over the next five years a network of public and home-based compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations. AGL envisions a network throughout the greater Atlanta area and along major transportation corridors in the state.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said its inspectors have always been allowed to issue notices of violation (NOV) to Marcellus Shale operators without requiring approval from top agency officials. The agency said it has issued its staff a clarification stating as much.

Several environmental groups are asking the government of British Columbia to follow the example of Quebec in conducting an environmental assessment of shale gas production.

The two companies seeking to build a liquefaction facility to support the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from their existing terminal in Louisiana are asking FERC to reject arguments that the project would negatively affect gas prices and the nation’s energy independence.

The two companies seeking to build a liquefaction facility to support the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from their existing terminal in Louisiana are asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject arguments that the project would negatively affect gas prices and the nation’s energy independence.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has sent letters to more than 150 companies and trade associations asking them to identify the Obama administration regulations that his panel should investigate.