Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett announced Friday that Michael Krancer, secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), will step down on April 15 and return to practice law in Philadelphia. But the decision to replace him on an interim basis with the governor’s deputy chief of staff is being derided by Krancer’s predecessor, John Hanger.
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Republican Senator Seeks to Block EPA Nomination Over Levee Dispute
A Missouri senator said he is placing a hold on the nomination of Gina McCarthy for head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) until the Obama administration says when it will release a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for a water project in his state.
March 19, 2013
Malfunctioning Carrizo Well Capped in Pennsylvania
Workers brought a malfunctioning natural gas well in Wyoming County, PA, under control on Thursday, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
March 18, 2013
House Budget Bill Includes Energy Wish List
House Republicans last Tuesday called for greater access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands, restrictions on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority over the energy industry and for Congress to revisit flawed financial reform regulations in the Dodd-Frank law.
March 18, 2013
Devon Claims EPA Misused Natural Gas Emissions Data
Devon Energy Corp. is pulling out of a voluntary natural gas well emissions data gathering program run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claiming the data has been “irresponsibly and inaccurately used to justify costly regulations” for unconventional drilling.
March 18, 2013
Devon Quits EPA Program Charging Misuse of Emissions Data
Devon Energy Corp. is pulling out of a voluntary natural gas well emissions data gathering program run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) saying the data has been “irresponsibly and inaccurately used to justify costly regulations” for unconventional drilling.
March 13, 2013
House Budget Bill Includes Energy Wish List
House Republicans Tuesday called for greater access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands, restrictions on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority over the energy industry and for Congress to revisit flawed financial reform regulations in the Dodd-Frank Law.
March 13, 2013
Obama Taps Moniz for DOE, McCarthy for EPA
President Obama last week gave his official nod to nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz as nominee for secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), and to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air pollution official Gina McCarthy to head up the EPA.
March 11, 2013
Noble Energy Cited for West Virginia Wastewater Spill
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) ordered Noble Energy Inc. to cease operations and regain control of an impoundment pit in Marshall County after thousands of gallons of drilling wastewater spilled into a waterway in February.
March 11, 2013
Obama Officially Announces Picks for DOE, EPA
President Obama Monday gave his official nod to nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz as nominee for secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), and to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air pollution official Gina McCarthy to head up the EPA.
March 5, 2013
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