A coalition of environmental groups is calling on Pennsylvania lawmakers to take a new approach in their ongoing efforts to approve an impact fee on natural gas drilling in the state, either by starting the process over or dividing the omnibus legislation into four separate bills.
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Senators Concerned EPA May Stretch Diesel Definition in Fracking
A coalition of four senators has sent a bipartisan letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing “growing concerns” about the broad approach that the agency seems to be taking to regulate fluids used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking), not just diesel fuels.
January 2, 2012
Senators Concerned EPA Will Stretch Diesel Definition in Fracking
A coalition of four senators Wednesday sent a bipartisan letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing their “growing concerns” about the broad approach that the agency seems to be taking to regulate fluids used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking), not just diesel fuels.
December 23, 2011
Court Asked to Reject Challenge to Shell Gulf Plan
A coalition of about 36 industry groups last Monday urged a federal appeals court in Atlanta to reject a challenge to the the federal offshore permitting process that it contends could potentially halt all oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
December 5, 2011
Court Asked to Reject Environmental Challenge to Shell Gulf Plan
A coalition of about 36 industry groups Monday urged a federal appeals court in Atlanta to reject a challenge to the the federal offshore permitting process that it contends could potentially halt all oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
November 30, 2011
Slow Down Drilling Pace, Says Marcellus Citizens Group
A coalition of conservancy and stakeholder groups critical of Pennsylvania’s natural gas drilling said Monday the state needs to slow the shale drilling pace to ensure that safeguards are in place to protect citizens.
October 26, 2011
‘Watch the Rigs,’ Says Marcellus Coalition Chief
Pennsylvania policymakers should “watch the rigs” as they make decisions, Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) President Kathryn Klaber told a Pittsburgh audience last Thursday.
October 10, 2011
Pennsylvania Must Relieve Uncertainty, Klaber Says
Pennsylvania policymakers should “watch the rigs” as they make decisions, Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) President Kathryn Klaber told a Pittsburgh audience Thursday.
October 7, 2011
Dairy Company Sues New York Town Over Drilling Ban
A dairy company with an oil and gas lease has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Middlefield, NY, accusing the municipality of overstepping its authority by enacting a ban on oil and gas operations.
September 19, 2011
New York Considers Extending Frack Report Comment Period
The chief of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said Thursday he was considering whether to extend a 60-day comment period on DEC’s hydraulic fracturing (fracking) report, which was issued in July.
August 23, 2011
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