The House Agriculture Committee Wednesday approved by voice vote six bills that would slightly alter and clarify some controversial points in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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Obama Administration Denies Keystone Pipeline Permit
The Obama administration on Wednesday denied the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline proposal on the recommendation of the U.S. State Department, saying at this time it is not in the U.S. national interest to build the 1,700-mile link from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
Keystone Pipeline Stymied by Obama
The Obama administration on Wednesday denied the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline proposal on the recommendation of the U.S. State Department, saying at this time it is not in the U.S. national interest to build the 1,700-mile link from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
EPA Seeks Experts for ‘Unbiased Review’ of WY Water Quality Report
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking nominations of nationally and/or internationally recognized scientists or engineers to conduct a “thorough and unbiased review” of a controversial draft report released in December, which found that groundwater in Pavillion, WY, may be polluted by natural gas drilling and well stimulation practices (including hydraulic fracturing).
Cornell Scientists Critical of Colleagues’ Gas Study
Three researchers at Cornell University say a controversial study, conducted by their colleagues and stating that shale gas activities posed a more serious threat to global warming than coal, contains serious flaws and should be revisited.
Cornell Researchers Slam Colleagues Over Negative Shale Gas Study
Three researchers at Cornell University say a controversial study, conducted by their colleagues and stating that shale gas activities posed a more serious threat to global warming than coal, contains serious flaws and should be revisited.
Cornell Scientists Take Aim Over Colleagues’ Negative Shale Gas Study
Three researchers at Cornell University say a controversial study, conducted by their colleagues and stating that shale gas activities posed a more serious threat to global warming than coal, contains serious flaws and should be revisited.
Another Delay in Bridger-Teton Drilling Plan
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) said Tuesday it would conduct an additional environmental study on a controversial plan to drill 136 natural gas wells in a portion of the Bridger-Teton National Forest in the Wyoming Range.
TransCanada to Route Keystone Around Sandhills
TransCanada Corp. said Monday it will find a new route for its controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline around the water-sensitive Sandhills area in Nebraska, and to that end, it is supporting legislation proposed in the state legislature to develop a new route for the portion of Keystone that would cross the state.
Cornell Study Counters TransCanada’s Keystone Jobs Claim
A study by the Global Labor Institute at Cornell University counters recent claims by TransCanada Corp.’s CEO Russ Girling that the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from the Alberta-U.S. international border to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) region could create as many as 20,000 new jobs.