FERC misunderstood the limits of its jurisdiction and failed to “engage in reasonable forecasting” when it did not consider whether liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports would induce increased gas production, the Sierra Club said in a newly filed challenge to the Commission’s approval of Cameron LNG LLC’s Louisiana export terminal.
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Ohio Supreme Court dismisses Sierra Club Lawsuit Against ODNR After Settlement
The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) filed in September by an environmental group that alleged the regulatory agency failed to comply with the state’s public records law during the investigation of a Youngstown-based oil and gas company.
EDF ‘Co-opted’ by NatGas Industry, Grassroots Groups Say
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has allowed itself “to be co-opted by industry interests on the issue of hydraulic fracturing [fracking] for shale gas,” and does not speak for local communities on the issue, representatives of 67 grassroots organizations said Wednesday.
Gasco’s Plan to Drill in Utah’s Uinta Basin Challenged
Four environmental groups have filed suit against the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeking to reduce the amount of drilling approved for Gasco Energy Inc. in Utah’s remote Uinta Basin shale formation.
Utica Researcher: Decline Curve Data Needed for Accurate Output Forecast
A professor at Ohio’s Cleveland State University (CSU) said permitting activity in the Utica Shale this year is in line with projections but further success in the play depends on obtaining accurate decline curve data for production over a longer period of time.
Anti-Frack Protest Makes Little Noise in Washington
The climax of a three-day “Stop the Frack Attack” anti-hydraulic fracturing (fracking) rally in Washington, DC, on Saturday had been advertised by its organizers as an event that would bring “thousands of people from across the U.S. and around the globe” to protest the practice.
Marcellus Shale Gas Emissions Beat Coal, Study Says
Life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Marcellus Shale natural gas are 20-50% lower than coal for electric generation, according to a new Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) study.
Drillers Sue U.S. Forest Service Again Over Water Issues
Attorneys for the oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania are asking U.S. District Judge Sean McLaughlin to find the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in contempt for refusing to follow his 2009 order to process oil and gas development proposals in the Allegheny National Forest.
Environmentalists Call For Public Hearings on Shale in BC
Several environmental groups are asking the government of British Columbia to follow the example of Quebec in conducting an environmental assessment of shale gas production.
Environmentalists Push for Fracking Ban in New York
A group of more than 40 environmental organizations, including the National Resources Defense Council, Delaware Riverkeeper Network and the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club, is calling on the New York State Assembly to approve legislation that would place a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state’s Marcellus and Utica shales until May 15, which is when further environmental studies by the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to be completed.