Energy & Fuel

"Dark Side of the Boom"

"North Dakota’s oil rush brings cash and promise to reservation, along with drug-fueled crime"

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People & Population

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Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD)

Source: Wash Post, 09/29/2014

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"Pennyslvania DEP Admits Drilling Probe Error"

"The state Department of Environmental Protection might have used incomplete and inaccurate test information to decide whether chemicals leaking from a Marcellus Shale wastewater impoundment and a drill cuttings pit contaminated a water well and springs in Washington County."

Energy & Fuel

Pollution

Public

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 09/29/2014

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"Solar Advocates Fight Utilities Over Grid Access"

"The solar power business is growing quickly in the U.S. More than 500,000 homeowners and businesses installed solar panels in just the first half of this year, according to a Solar Energy Industries Association report."

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Public

National (U.S.)

Source: NPR, 09/29/2014

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"Businesses Won't Have To Return BP Spill Payouts, Federal Judge Says"

"NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has ruled that BP must stand by the agreement made with the companies it compensated for losses after the 2010 Gulf oil spill despite the oil giant saying some claims were overestimated."

Source: AP, 09/25/2014

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Pipeline Data, Maps Could Be a Reporting Resource — If Open

There are many good investigative stories to be done about natural gas pipelines in your local area. You can get some maps and data about these pipelines if you try. Hard. The government is not going to help too much. One resource is the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS), which allows the general public to see geodata on a county-by-county basis.

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Constitution Wins After Court Imposes Prior Restraint on Pipeline Safety Info

As a nationwide newspaper chain probed safety threats posed to the public by gas pipelines, an Alabama court imposed prior restraint on the Montgomery Advertiser, to prevent it from publishing the Alabama Gas Corporation's safety plan, citing homeland security and trade secrets. Now a judge has ruled that the court erred in granting a temporary restraining order.

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September 30, 2014 to October 1, 2014

5th US-India Energy Partnership Summit

The Energy and Resources Institute North America (TERI NA) in association with Yale University will be organizing the 5th edition of the US-India Energy Partnership Summit, titled ‘Accelerating Resilient Growth and Development’ from September 30 to October 1, 2014, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington DC.

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U.S. Energy Infrastructure Revamp May Unlock $6 Trillion Market: Kerry

"U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday the United States could potentially unlock a $6 trillion energy market by revamping the country's fractured electricity grid, a move that he said would boost the competitiveness of renewable energy."

Source: Reuters, 09/23/2014

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De Blasio Orders Greener NYC, Sets Goals for Energy-Efficient Buildings

"In a sweeping effort to reduce its environmental impact, New York City is planning to overhaul the energy-efficiency standards of all its public buildings and to pressure private landlords to make similar improvements."

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT)

Source: NY Times, 09/22/2014