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Gulf of Mexico (GOM) operator ATP Oil & Gas Corp., which filed for bankruptcy protection last August, has asked the court for permission to auction some of its shallow-water wells.

Moving right along on the energy regulatory front, Colorado’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Wednesday launched a study of air emissions tied to oil and gas development.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson has announced her intention to resign after President Obama’s State of the Union speech, bringing to an end a sometimes tumultuous four-year tenure.

States increasingly will push for more disclosure of the hydraulic fracturing process.

The multi-year review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the potential risks on public drinking water sources from hydraulically fracturing (fracking) natural gas wells includes case studies in five unconventional drilling areas around the country in the Marcellus, Barnett and Bakken shales, as well as the Raton Basin.

The multi-year review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the potential risks on public drinking water sources from hydraulically fracturing (fracking) natural gas wells includes case studies in five unconventional drilling areas around the country.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has undertaken five case studies in the Marcellus, Barnett and Bakken shales and the Raton Basin on the impact of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on drinking water sources as part of its multi-year review of the well stimulation technique used in unconventional plays.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson said Thursday she will resign from that position after President Obama’s State of the Union speech next month, bringing to an end a sometimes tumultuous four-year tenure.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson said Thursday she will resign from that position after President Obama’s State of the Union speech next month, bringing to an end a sometimes tumultuous four-year tenure.