Unfairly

The Wilderness Society, in a policy brief issued late Tuesday, said the natural gas industry has unfairly blamed the Obama administration for the downturn in drilling activity on public land.

The Wilderness Society, in a policy brief issued late Tuesday, said the natural gas industry has unfairly blamed the Obama administration for the downturn in drilling activity on public land.

Climate change legislation now being considering by Congress unfairly targets Midwestern states and would force a disproportionately large portion of the cost of cap-and-trade on utility customers in those states, according to some panelists testifying during a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Wednesday.

Distribution and marketing affiliates of Colorado-based SourceGas LLC have accused Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission (KMIGT) of unfairly holding onto nearly $1 million in natural gas that belongs to retail choice customers in Nebraska and Wyoming.

Range Resources is suing a Pennsylvania town for unfairly restricting its natural gas drilling. The Fort Worth, TX-based independent, which has a 900,000-acre leasehold in the Marcellus Shale, claims it can’t develop 2,500 acres because of special ordinances and fees enacted by a rural township.

Range Resources is suing a Pennsylvania town for unfairly restricting its natural gas drilling. The Fort Worth, TX-based independent, which has a 900,000-acre leasehold in the Marcellus Shale, claims it can’t develop 2,500 acres because of special ordinances and fees enacted by a rural township.