Reps. Dan Boren (D-OK) and Tim Murphy (R-PA) have fired off a letter to House Energy and Commerce officials criticizing their decision to investigate the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) on the environment and public health, saying it is unnecessary and duplicative given the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) planned study of the same issue.
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Lawmakers Say House Probe of Hydrofracing Clashes with EPA Effort
Reps. Dan Boren (D-OK) and Tim Murphy (R-PA) have fired off a letter to House Energy and Commerce officials criticizing their decision to investigate the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) on the environment and public health, saying it is unnecessary and duplicative given the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) planned study of the same issue.
Inquiries, Nimby-ism Follow Deadly Plant Blast
An explosion Feb. 7 at a natural gas-fired power plant under construction in Middletown, CT, which killed five workers and injured more than a dozen, has drawn attention to gas pipeline practices and prompted one lawmaker to lash out at a proposed pipeline that would run through New Jersey.
Senator Raises Concerns About Tetco Project Following Connecticut Blast
Following the deadly explosion at a natural gas-fired power plant under construction in Connecticut Sunday, Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) has raised concerns about a Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) proposed pipeline expansion that he says would be built through New Jersey to primarily benefit New York.
Blast Focuses Attention on Pipe Practices
Just days before Sunday’s fatal explosion at a gas-fired power plant under construction in Middletown, CT, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued recommendations that national codes be changed to improve safety when gas pipes are being purged. Sunday’s explosion is thought to have occurred during a pipeline purge or “blow down” (see Daily GPI, Feb. 9).
Five Killed in Explosion at Gas-Fired Plant Site
The death toll from a Sunday explosion at a natural gas-fired power plant under construction in Middletown, CT, should stand at five, according to Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano, who said everyone assigned to work at the blast site when the explosion occurred has been accounted for.
Senator Raises Concerns About Tetco Project Following Connecticut Blast
Following the deadly explosion at a natural gas-fired power plant under construction in Connecticut Sunday, Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) has raised concerns about a Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) proposed pipeline expansion that he says would be built through New Jersey to primarily benefit New York.
Blast Focuses Attention on Pipe Practices
Just days before Sunday’s fatal explosion at a gas-fired power plant under construction in Middletown, CT, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued recommendations that national codes be changed to improve safety when gas pipes are being purged. Sunday’s explosion is thought to have occurred during a pipeline purge or “blow down” (see Daily GPI, Feb. 9).
Five Killed in Explosion at Gas-Fired Plant Site
The death toll from a Sunday explosion at a natural gas-fired power plant under construction in Middletown, CT, should stand at five, according to Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano, who said everyone assigned to work at the blast site when the explosion occurred has been accounted for.
Interior Misses Mark on BLM Reform, Says Wyoming Governor
Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal fired off a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar slamming the department’s ambitious reform of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) oil and natural gas leasing program (see NGI, Jan. 11). With the proposed changes, the governor said Interior was perpetuating the unbalanced policies in Washington, DC — this time giving environmentalists the upper hand over oil and natural gas development.