The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was put in the hot seat Friday as House lawmakers took the agency to task for its flawed reports on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), most notably the December 2011 report that found groundwater in Pavillion, WY, to be contaminated. That report was later retracted. And before directing any more funds to the EPA for reseach into fracking, the lawmakers demanded that the agency provide Congress with more information on their reseach activities so far.
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7.6 Quake Hits Mexico; LNG Appears Unscathed
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter Scale struck Mexico Tuesday centered in the state of Guerrero near the Pacific Coast city of Acapulco and rattling Mexico City nearly 250 miles away. There were no initial reports of deaths and the nation’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminals appeared to be undamaged.
March 21, 2012
Wastewater Well Operator D&L Energy To Fund Ohio Quake Study
The Ohio company that owns a wastewater disposal well in Youngstown shut down by state regulators for allegedly triggering a series of earthquakes will pay for a study to determine the cause of the seismic activity.
January 11, 2012
California Fracking, Pipe Bills Await August Hearings
While no hearings have been set as of yet for deciding the fate of several natural gas safety bills alive in the California legislature, all indicators point to the picture becoming clearer following mid-August committee hearings, when state lawmakers return from a month-long recess that begins Friday.
July 12, 2011
Honda Commits to New Natural Gas Civic Vehicle
Although subject to working through some still sticky post-earthquake parts distribution challenges, American Honda Motor Co. on Monday indicated that it still plans a nationwide sales push in the United States late this year for the latest version of its compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Civic GX model.
May 10, 2011
National Review of U. S. Nuke Plants Ordered
In response to Japan’s earthquake/tsunami-triggered nuclear power plant crisis, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Wednesday launched a two-pronged review of the safety of U.S. nuclear plants.
March 28, 2011
National, State Reviews of U. S. Nuke Plants Unfolding
In response to Japan’s earthquake/tsunami-triggered nuclear power plant crisis, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has launched a two-pronged review of the safety of U.S. nuclear plants, and state regulators in California and Arizona sought reviews of their plants.
March 28, 2011
Analysts See Natural Gas Making Political Strides; April Gains
April natural gas rose Monday with traders seeing a shift to natural gas as Japan copes with possible nuclear meltdowns resulting from earthquake and tsunami damage. Technical strength was also noted. At the close April natural gas was 2.5 cents higher at $3.914 after trading as much as 16 cents higher at the open, and May added 3.1 cents to $3.976. April crude oil gained 3 cents to $101.19/bbl.
March 15, 2011
April Rises in Light Trading; Analyst Sees Weak Monday
April futures were confined to a narrow range Friday but managed to eke out a modest gain. The massive earthquake in Japan found its way into crude oil and natural gas trading, and the unwinding of long crude oil and short natural gas positions prompted a firm tone to the market.
March 14, 2011
Energy Infrastructure Withstands 6.5 Northern California Quake
Northern California utility electric and natural gas infrastructure absorbed a 6.5-magnitude earthquake off the coast of the fishing town of Eureka on Saturday. At its peak 36,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers were without electricity and/or gas services, but by 8 a.m. Sunday all of them were restored, a PG&E utility spokesperson told NGI.
January 12, 2010
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