A group of more than 40 environmental organizations, including the National Resources Defense Council, Delaware Riverkeeper Network and the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club, is calling on the New York State Assembly to approve legislation that would place a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state’s Marcellus and Utica shales until May 15, which is when further environmental studies by the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to be completed.
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Enviro Group Seeks to Overturn RCRA Suspension for Oil, Gas
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a prominent environmental group, has filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking it to reopen its 1988 determination that the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was not appropriate for regulating oil and natural gas drilling fluids and produced waters.
October 4, 2010
Enviro Group Seeks to Overturn RCRA Suspension for Oil, Gas
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a prominent environmental group, filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this month asking it to reopen its 1988 determination that the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was not appropriate for regulating oil and natural gas drilling fluids and produced waters.
September 29, 2010
Environmentalists: Include Gas in Spill Penalty
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to remember that BP plc’s Macondo well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico leaked a substantial amount of natural gas besides the millions of barrels of oil that got so much attention.
August 30, 2010
Environmentalists: Count Gas When Assessing Spill Penalty
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to remember that BP plc’s Macondo well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico (see Daily GPI, Aug. 4) leaked a substantial amount of natural gas besides the millions of barrels of oil that got so much attention.
August 27, 2010
Anadarko: Moody’s Downgrade ‘Too Early’
Late Friday Anadarko Petroleum Corp. spoke up in defense of its creditworthiness following a ratings downgrade by Moody’s Investors Service that was prompted by the company’s potential liability for the Macondo well catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico.
June 22, 2010
Canadian Military, EnCana Skirmish Over Well Permits
After 34 years of peaceful co-existence, friction has erupted between EnCana Corp., Canada’s top producer, and Ottawa’s Department of National Defense (DND) over a windswept Alberta plain that doubles as a prolific natural gas field and a military training range.
August 31, 2009
Canadian Military, EnCana Lob Shells Over Well Permits
After 34 years of peaceful co-existence, friction has erupted between EnCana Corp., Canada’s top producer, and Ottawa’s Department of National Defense (DND) over a windswept Alberta plain that doubles as a prolific natural gas field and a military training range.
August 28, 2009
NRDC Wants Rockies Production Loopholes Scratched
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is calling on Congress to strike out the loopholes in federal air, water and waste laws that allow oil and natural gas producers operating in the Rocky Mountains to legally emit pollutants and toxic materials into the environment.
November 5, 2007
NRDC: Environmental Loopholes Give Pass to Rockies Producers
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) called on Congress Wednesday to strike out the loopholes in federal air, water and waste laws that allow oil and natural gas producers operating in the Rocky Mountains to emit pollutants and toxic materials into the environment legally.
November 1, 2007
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