The New York health department selected a panel a number of experts from three universities, George Washington, UCLA and the Colorado School of Public Heath, to review a state study on the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing, The Associated Press reports.
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has reopened a pipeline in the oil-rich southern delta and has lifted a month-old production warning on its supplies to Nigeria's liquefied natural gas plant.
The Wall Street Journal examines the politics behind a growing debate over whether the United States should approve several projects to export its abundant natural gas.
The expansion of the shale gas revolution has revived several American industries, including petrochemical companies, glass producers and steel manufacturers, The Washington Post reports.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A half mile below the ground at Prudhoe Bay, above the vast oil field that helped trigger construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline, a drill rig has tapped what might one day be the next big energy source.
According to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, water quality problems in the Mongahela River in Pennsylvania, believed linked to natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, are on the decline, The Associated Press reports.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a $341 million expansion of Williams Partners LP's Transco natural gas pipeline, set to expand its reach in the Northeast over the next year, The Associated Press reports.
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's energy minister arrived in Egypt on Tuesday for two days of talks aimed at resuming natural gas supply to the kingdom, after months of disruption some have blamed on the new, Islamist-led government in Cairo.
The European Union and the U.S. Trade Representative's office rejected reports that they were working jointly to settle a dispute with China over solar dumping practices, Reuters reports
Both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Duke Energy said they are unsure how operators missed a crack at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant during testing, the Charlotte Business Journal reports.
A report from Reps. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said several electric utilities said they face frequent cyber attacks on their infrastructure, Reuters reports.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it was able to give ample warning ahead of the deadly tornado that hit Moore, Okla., Politico reports.
House Republicans contend the Nuclear Regulatory Commission tripled space at its headquarters by using an appropriations bill to get around the congressional authorization process, the Washington Business Journal reports.
House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings and ranking Democratic Rep. Ed Markey called on the Interior Department to extend the public comment period for its proposed public lands hydraulic fracturing rule, FuelFix reports.
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., was endorsed by 20 Democrats to replace Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., as ranking member on the House Natural Resources Committee should Markey win election to the Senate, Politico reports.
