Twenty inspectors with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have filed a grievance with the state, alleging the agency’s plans to hire additional Marcellus Shale inspectors are unfair because the new hires will be paid more and have fewer prerequisites.
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BLM Reduces Piceance Acreage Available for Oil Shale, Tar Sands
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Friday issued a draft proposal, cutting in half the public lands that could be made available in three western states, and limiting activities to early research and development projects for oil shale and tar sands resources.
EIA: Producer 3Q Income Climbed 32% From Year Ago
Twenty of the largest U.S. oil and natural gas companies collectively reported $17.4 billion of net income in 3Q2010, one-third (32%) more than in the same period of 2009 — but 41% below their third quarter average in 2005-2009, adjusting for inflation, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
EIA: Producer 3Q Income Climbed 32% From Year Ago
Twenty of the largest U.S. oil and natural gas companies collectively reported $17.4 billion of net income in 3Q2010, one-third (32%) more than in the same period of 2009 — but 41% below their third quarter average in 2005-2009, adjusting for inflation, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Study Finds No Undue Exposure in DISH, TX
Twenty-eight residents of tiny DISH, TX — where Barnett Shale natural gas drilling and pipeline operations have been suspected of polluting the air — who were tested for exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOC) were not found to have unusual levels of the contaminants, according to results of biological tests from a Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) investigation.
Study: DISH, TX, Residents Not Unduly Exposed to Contaminants
Twenty-eight residents of tiny DISH, TX — where Barnett Shale natural gas drilling and pipeline operations have been suspected of polluting the air — who were tested for exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOC) were not found to have unusual levels of the contaminants, according to results of biological tests from a Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) investigation.
Opposition to EPA’s GHG Authority Spreads Beyond Beltway
Twenty governors and nearly 100 trade organizations, including several energy groups, last week wrote separate letters to Senate and House leaders expressing their concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to use its Clean Air Act (CAA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are contributing to global warming.
Opposition to EPA Regulation of GHG Emissions Spreads Beyond Beltway
Twenty governors and nearly 100 trade organizations, including several energy groups, have written letters to Senate and House leaders expressing their concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to use its Clean Air Act (CAA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are contributing to global warming.
Opposition to EPA Regulation of GHG Emissions Spreads Beyond Beltway
Twenty governors and nearly 100 trade organizations, including several energy groups, have written letters to Senate and House leaders expressing their concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to use its Clean Air Act (CAA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are contributing to global warming.
Gas Consumer Groups Back Reform of NGA Refund Process
Twenty groups representing large natural gas consumers and small municipal users last week called on Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) to back legislation that would reform Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), making customers eligible for rate refunds from the date that they file a complaint at FERC.