"Omnibus Spending Bill Blocks Key Obama Energy Regs"
"The omnibus spending bill unveiled by lawmakers Monday night blocks a number of key energy and climate regulations put forward by the Obama administration."
Source: Hill/E2 Wire, 01/14/2014
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"EPA Requires California Offshore Frackers To Disclose Chemicals"
"Oil and gas companies that are using hydraulic fracturing -- or fracking -- off the Southern California coast must report chemicals discharged into the ocean under new requirements released Thursday by federal environmental regulators."
Source: Aljazeera America, 01/13/2014
"BP Appeal To Stop 'Fictitious' U.S. Oil Spill Claims Fails"
"One of BP's attempts to curb payouts for what it says are 'fictitious' and 'absurd' claims related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has failed after a legal appeal was rejected by a U.S. court."
Source: Reuters, 01/13/2014
"Panel Blocks Gas Pipeline in New Jersey Pinelands"
"The New Jersey agency charged with protecting the Pinelands, a vast and fragile expanse of sand pines, gnarled oaks and river deltas, narrowly defeated a proposal on Friday to run a 22-mile natural gas pipeline through it."
Source: NY Times, 01/13/2014
"Senate Duo Presses Regulators To Act on Oil-By-Rail Derailments"
"Sens. John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are pressuring administration officials to act quickly on railway transports of crude oil in the wake of multiple explosive derailments."
Source: Hill/E2 Wire, 01/10/2014
"Enviros Sue Canada Over Species at Risk of Enbridge Pipeline"
"VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Five environmental groups are taking the Government of Canada to court today claiming that it has failed to meet its legal responsibilities under the Species at Risk Act to protect endangered wildlife threatened by the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and oil tanker route."
Source: ENS, 01/10/2014
"Key Enviro Group Boosts Focus on LNG, Coal Exports"
"The group 350.org, one of the loudest voices against the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, will boost its focus on natural gas and coal exports."
Source: E&E Daily, 01/10/2014
"From Harvard, a Cheaper Storage Battery"
"WASHINGTON — Researchers at Harvard say they have developed a new battery technology that can store energy at lower cost, a development that Energy Department officials say could pave the way for a new generation of batteries."
Source: NY Times, 01/10/2014
"West Virginia Chemical Spill Triggers Widespread Tap Water Ban"
"A chemical spill along a West Virginia river on Thursday triggered a tap water ban for up to 300,000 people, shutting down schools, bars and restaurants and forcing residents to line up for bottled water at stores. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency for nine counties following the spill of 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol, a chemical used in the coal industry."
Source: Reuters, 01/10/2014
"Wall Street Giant Backs Away From Washington Coal Export Project"
"A multinational banking giant is backing away from a proposal to build the West Coast’s biggest coal export project near Bellingham, Washington."
Source: OPB/EarthFix, 01/09/2014
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