"What's Causing Texas Earthquakes? Fracking 'Most Likely,' Report Says"
The US Geological Survey says a spate of earthquakes near Dallas is most likely caused by fracking.
Source: CNN, 05/11/2015
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Track Where Oil Train Derailed Was Inspected Day Before Accident: FRA
"Railroad tracks where an oil train derailed Wednesday in central North Dakota had been inspected by BNSF Railway a day earlier and by the Federal Railroad Administration about three months before the fiery derailment, an FRA spokesman said Friday."
Source: Grand Forks Herald, 05/11/2015
"Obama's Proposed Rule Could Mean Mining Public-Land Coal for Free"
"Recently proposed federal rules on mining royalties, intended to close loopholes that subsidize exports of coal mined from public lands, may instead end up giving away the coal to the industry for free, according to an environmentalist think tank."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/11/2015
"President Obama’s Pipeline Safety Agency Waits for a Leader"
"The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has been without a permanent boss for 214 days."
Source: Politico, 05/08/2015
"French Nuclear Dynamo Stalls"
"PARIS — For decades, France has been a living laboratory for atomic energy, getting nearly three-quarters of its electricity from nuclear power — a higher proportion by far than in any other country."
Source: NY Times, 05/08/2015
"Journal Corrects Fracking Study Over Undisclosed Industry Funding"
"An influential science journal has issued a correction to a paper on fracking and water safety, after revelations that the authors did not disclose their financial ties to energy giant Chesapeake Energy. The correction was prompted by an article in InsideClimate News in April."
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Environmental Groups Sue To Block Cove Point Natural Gas Export Project
"Environmental groups filed suit Thursday in a bid to block development of the East Coast's first natural gas export facility - in the Chesapeake Bay off Calvert County."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 05/08/2015
"California Environmentalists Sue Over Oil Industry Water Practices"
"California environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday that seeks to halt oil industry injections of drilling wastewater into nearly 500 wells, a practice they say threatens fresh water supplies and is particularly critical in light of a prolonged drought."
Source: Reuters, 05/08/2015
"How America’s Biggest Swamp Could Become Fracking Wasteland"
"Environmental groups, locals worry Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin might be destroyed by a proposed industrial facility."
Source: Aljazeera America, 05/07/2015
Shell Flunks Coast Guard Inspection, Pushes on with Arctic Drilling
"A drill ship at the heart of Shell's hunt for Arctic oil flunked a Coast Guard inspection last month when a piece of anti-pollution gear that already cost its owner millions in fines failed again."
Source: Vice News, 05/07/2015
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