"Exxon Mobil CEO: No Fracking Near My Backyard"
"Exxon Mobil's CEO has joined a lawsuit to stop construction of a water tower near his home that would be used to in the fracking process to drill for oil."
Source: USA TODAY, 02/25/2014
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"Oil Spill Shuts Down 65 Miles Of The Mississippi River"
Authorities re-opened a 65-mile reach of the Mississippi River which had been shut down for cleanup after an oil barge spilled.
Source: Climate Progress, 02/25/2014
"John Dingell to Retire After Nearly 60 Years in House"
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), who played a key role in shaping the environmental legislation of the modern era, has announced he will retire. As he represented the auto industry in his Detroit district, that environmental legacy was mixed.
Source: NY Times, 02/25/2014
Oregon Safety Lags Huge Increase in Oil Trains Passing Through NW Towns
"When the Oregon state inspector got close enough to the hulking black rail car with the red placard warning about flammable liquids inside, he heard hissing."
Source: Oregonian, 02/25/2014
"Colorado First State to Clamp Down on Fracking Methane Pollution"
"Colorado regulators approved groundbreaking controls on emissions from oil and natural gas operations after an unusual coalition of energy companies and environmentalists agreed on measures to counter worsening smog."
Source: Bloomberg, 02/24/2014
"W5 Uncovers Unreported Spills, Alarming Communities Along 830-Km Pipe"
"An aging Enbridge pipeline that runs across Ontario has had at least 35 spills — far more than reported to federal regulators — but many municipalities along its route have never been informed of the incidents, a CTV W5 investigation reveals."
Source: Toronto Star, 02/24/2014
"Fiery Derailments Spark Worries About More Rail Cars Carrying Oil"
"Dozens of freight trains roll through downtown Parkville each day, their blaring horns annoying to anyone with ears. But the chief of the Southern Platte Fire Protection District, Richard Carrizzo, has far more chilling concerns these days."
Source: Kansas City Star, 02/24/2014
"Houston Chronicle Exclusive: Drilling Boom, Deadly Legacy"
"The last thing Felipe Saiz saw from behind his trademark mirrored sunglasses was the vast sun-bleached vista of the Permian Basin where he'd grown up, with its scrub trees and white caliche rock."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 02/24/2014
"Safety of Duke’s SC Coal Ash Ponds Lost in Shuffle"
"WILLIAMSTON — Water is seeping through a coal ash dam in the foothills of South Carolina, raising concerns about the structure’s stability and whether a failure would contaminate the Saluda River."
Source: The State, 02/24/2014
"The Coal Plant an Illinois Town Couldn't Give Away"
"How much is an old coal power plant worth? With natural gas production booming and environmental rules looming, in Illinois the answer is clear: It can be hard to even give one away."
Source: Bloomberg, 02/21/2014
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