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Banks Now Asking for Data on Fracking Risks
Rich Liroff reports in his blog on GreenBiz.com that European banks want more hard data on risks from frackers. According to Rich, some of the world's largest banks, as part of the Climate Principles for the Finance Sector, wish to see...
Ozone Pollution from Oil and Gas Linked to More Health Clinic Visits
I've blogged before about how many oil and gas activities lead to increased ambient ozone. Ozone causes very dangerous health effects. Some of the most rural areas in Wyoming (and in Utah) have experienced dangerously high ozone levels....
Fracking and Groundwater: Mora County, New Mexico Bans Oil & Gas Drilling
Mora County, New Mexico is the first county in the country to ban drilling and fracking. They did it to protect their groundwater. The new county ordinance also established a local Bill of Rights that confirms the county's right to clean...
Protecting Water from Fracking Risks: NEPA Environmental Review Remains Essential
The need to protect some of California’s rich agricultural land provides the latest example of how important NEPA is in safeguarding our nation’s natural resources. Last week a federal court ruled that fracking proposals there need to look...
Dirtier Side of Obama Administration Energy Blueprint
Last week the Obama Administration issued a new Energy Blueprint. There are some excellent elements in the White House proposal, including doubling renewable electricity generation by 2020, cutting energy waste, and supporting energy...
More Reasons for a Strong BLM Fracking Rule
As I’ve mentioned, we expect the BLM to soon issue a new draft rule for fracking that takes place under federal oil and gas leases. A reporter published a leaked copy of the new draft rule, and my colleagues Briana Mordick and Matt McFeeley have...
Laws Covering Oil and Gas Wells on Public/Private Lands Poorly Enforced
In Fiscal Year 2011, the BLM conducted an Internal Control Review (ICR) of the onshore oil and gas Inspection and Enforcement (I&E) program. The ICR reviewed ten field offices with major oil and gas responsibilities in California, New Mexico,...
More Americans Want Tough Fracking Regulations
Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.A recent Bloomberg National Poll found that 66 percent of Americans want more government oversight of fracking--a big increase over the last three months. Some people completely oppose...
The BLM Makes the Case for Banning Waste Pits, but Doesn't Ban Them
Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.The BLM recently issued a new Instruction Memorandum to its field offices. This IM establishes policy for reducing preventable wildlife mortality, increasing protection of livestock, and...
More Fracking Tragedies for Farmers and Ranchers in North Dakota
Recently I blogged about the Schilke ranch in the Bakken shale, which has 32 oil wells within three miles of it. The Schilkes have sick cattle and pets, and the Schilkes themselves report they are seriously ill.A new article in...
Big Storms and Fracking: What's at Stake?
Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.Here in Washington, D.C. the winds are fast, furious, and loud as we await the brunt of Hurricane Sandy. Winds have been clocked up to 90 mph as the storm hits land with the lowest pressure ever...
Natural Gas Extraction Is Destroying Forests in Pennsylvania
A new analysis from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) of two counties in Pennsylvania found that natural gas extraction creates "potentially serious patterns of disturbance on the landscape." Wellpads, roads, pipelines and waste pits are...
