PITTSBURGH (AP) — Like a marriage the in-laws don't approve of, a new plan to strengthen standards for fracking is creating unusual divisions among environmentalists and supporters of the oil and gas industry.
The Sierra Club and other environmental groups threatened to sue the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and mining companies in Oregon unless they take action to prevent spills of coal dust from trains, The New York Times reports.
The Arkansas oil spill from an Exxon Mobil pipeline has given environmental groups new talking points in their push against the Keystone XL pipeline, Bloomberg reports.
Environmental groups have led a comment drive to press for expanded probes into Arctic drilling, urging Interior secretary nominee Sally Jewell to respond on their concerns, FuelFix reports.
Environmental groups aimed to undercut the impact of a bipartisan Senate vote backing the Keystone XL pipeline, saying the power to accept or reject the project rests in President Obama's hands and not with Congress, Bloomberg reports.
Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, said the political battle over Keystone XL pipeline has resulted in increased fundraising and more volunteers for the group's activism efforts, The Wall Street Journal reports.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Sierra Club and some other environmental groups are harshly criticizing a new partnership that aims to create tough new standards for fracking.
The Sierra Club and other environmentalists are pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to issue its rules governing greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants before next month's deadline, Bloomberg reports.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Federal efforts to create thousands of acres of shallow-water Missouri River habitat to help an endangered fish species have been backlogged nearly six years in the waterway's namesake state because of an ongoing dispute about where to dump excavated dirt.
The Sierra Club announced that Melissa Williams, a former deputy program director at Emily's List, would take over as the organization's political director this month, The Hill reports.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked the Justice Department to join the European Union's probe of possible oil price manipulation, Reuters reports.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane said the NRC can't consider a public hearing on the San Onofre nuclear plant until June, when an appeal period of an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ruling ends.
Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Joe Manchin, D-W.V., introduced a bill that would ensure that only domestically-made biofuels can be used to meet the Renewable Fuel Standard, The Chattanoogan reports.
A federal judge refused to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Interior Department's power to ban new hard rock mining projects on federal land, The Associated Press reports.
Tesla Motors increased the value of its stock and debt offerings 30 percent to $1.08 billion to gather reserves and pay back its Energy Department loans, Bloomberg reports.
Poland called on the European Union to end energy subsidies for fossil fuels and renewable sources and cut oil imports to better combat climate change, Bloomberg reports.
The first well reports from the Utica shale in Ohio show a significant supply of natural gas but not as much oil as some energy companies were expecting, Reuters reports.
