The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions said natural gas's role in slowing climate change depends on rules to prevent leaks and regulate stray emissions, Bloomberg reports.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas hasn't contaminated drinking water wells in Arkansas, according to a new study, but researchers said the geology there may be more of a natural barrier to pollution than in other areas where shale gas drilling takes place.
A new study from the World Resources Institute gathers the existing data on methane leaks from natural gas development sites and offers policy and industry options to reverse the trends, The Washington Post reports.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors are charging a northeast Ohio man with violating the federal Clean Water Act, saying he told an employee to dump gas-drilling wastewater into a storm sewer.
Residents of a northeastern Pennsylvania town who say their well water was poisoned by a gas driller are nearing a settlement of their long-running and highly contentious federal lawsuit.
Court documents filed this week indicate that residents in the tiny community of Dimock Township have agreed to a confidential settlement with Houston-based Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
Environmentalists are fighting the Ohio Department of Natural Resources over their spot check standards for testing the safety of fracking waste disposal, The Columbus Dispatch reports.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the debate over natural gas drilling, the companies are often the ones accused of twisting the facts. But scientists say opponents sometimes mislead the public, too.
Critics of fracking often raise alarms about groundwater pollution, air pollution, and cancer risks, and there are still many uncertainties. But some of the claims have little — or nothing— to back them.
A new university study suggested that natural gas fields may be contaminating northeastern Pennsylvania drinking water wells and acquifers, adding steam to the fracking controversy in the region, ProPublica reports.
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 against an $18 million fine imposed on the natural gas company Southern Union for improper storage of mercury, FuelFix reports. Justice Sotomayor's court opinion limits the discretion of judges on criminal fines.
Gas drilling-related companies spilled oils, gases or chemicals about 134 times onto land and into water across Pennsylvania since Jan. 1, 2011, but the state rarely, if ever, notified the public. By law, it doesn’t have to, but officials from a dozen western Pennsylvania townships affected by the spills want such notification, The Associated Press reports.
The planned Cape Wind offshore project in Massachusetts won a $200 million commitment from Denmark's public pension fund, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., pledged to push a vote to complete the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., moves to limit filibusters, Roll Call reports.
The Army Corps of Engineers said it would not conduct a cumulative environmental review of three coal export terminals or consider overseas climate change impact in its reviews, E&E reports.
Legal experts say U.S. natural gas companies could file lawsuits against the Energy Department to speed decisions on liquefied natural gas exports, Reuters reports.
House Appropriations Committee Democrats criticized Republicans for cutting Energy Department spending on renewable energy by 50 percent, The Hill reports.
A communique released at the close of the G8 summit expresses leaders' concerns over climate change and pledges support for a new international climate change treaty in 2015, Business Green reports.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill to open parts of Alaska's Tongass National Forest to timber development, KTOO reports.
