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Philadelphia officials on Tuesday directed the city-owned natural gas utility not to buy Marcellus Shale gas until more is known about the safety of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking).

Oneok Partners LP on Monday launched plans to build $595-730 million of natural gas liquids (NGL) projects between now and 2013, with most of the funds directed to the Williston Basin of North Dakota.

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has directed staff to draft regulations for natural gas well pad projects in shale formations in the river basin, which would impact Marcellus Shale operations.

In a major speech Thursday directed at Wall Street, President Obama called on the titans of industry to “join us” in supporting sweeping reform of the financial regulatory system, and he urged industry lobbyists to put a stop to their “furious” attempts to shape the legislation to their special interests.

In a major speech Thursday directed at Wall Street, President Obama called on the titans of industry to “join us” in supporting sweeping reform of the financial regulatory system, and he urged industry lobbyists to put a stop to their “furious” attempts to shape the legislation to their special interests.

The Interior Department’s U.S. Geological Survey has been directed to conduct an “independent evaluation” of the “environmental sensitivities in the Arctic” to assist in developing the next five-year (2012-2017) leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

The Interior Department’s U.S. Geological Survey has been directed to conduct an “independent evaluation” of the “environmental sensitivities in the Arctic” to assist in developing the next five-year (2012-2017) leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) .

The Interior Department’s U.S. Geological Survey has been directed to conduct an “independent evaluation” of the “environmental sensitivities in the Arctic” to assist in developing the next five-year (2012-2017) leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) .

Independent producers contend that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is going “far beyond the scope” of what Congress directed the agency to study about the relationship between hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) and potential drinking water contamination.