Resolution

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) voted 3-1, with one abstention, on Wednesday to adopt a resolution calling for a rulemaking that could ultimately lead to a ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and related natural gas development activities.

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will consider a resolution at its meeting on Wednesday calling for a rulemaking that ultimately could place a ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and related natural gas development activities in the river basin.

A group of Republican House lawmakers from Western states said they plan to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) this week to roll back one — and possibly more — rules enacted during the Obama administration, and that a total of 13 regulations should be targeted.

Nineteen Democratic senators are taking to the Senate floor this week to call out ExxonMobil Corp. and industry-backed groups for spinning a “web of denial” to block legislative action on climate change.

Among seven resolutions passed on Tuesday, the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) adopted strong states-rights stances in two of them, regarding the need for statutory changes in the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) and future policies aimed at energy use and development during the conclusion of the association’s three-day annual meeting in Jackson, WY.

The Pennsylvania House Environmental and Energy Resources Committee has approved a resolution to prevent a package of environmental regulations for the oil and natural gas industry from being implemented.

The Pennsylvania House Environmental and Energy Resources Committee has approved a resolution to prevent a package of environmental regulations for the oil and natural gas industry from being implemented.

BP plc plans to acknowledge more about its role in how its operations may impact the climate after shareholders — with full board support — overwhelming passed a resolution at the company’s annual meeting urging more disclosure.

BP plc plans to acknowledge more about its role in how its operations may impact the climate after shareholders — with full board support — overwhelming passed a resolution at the company’s annual meeting urging more disclosure.