A proposal to allow fracking in New York State has focused attention on the wastewater generated by conventional natural gas drilling as well.
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May 04
Green Blog: Wastewater Jitters in New York
A proposal to allow fracking in New York State has focused attention on the wastewater generated by conventional natural gas drilling as well.
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Green Blog: On Our Radar: Pipeline Company Acquires Sunoco
Energy Transfer says the $5.3 billion deal will expand its presence in the transportation and storage of crude oil, natural gas and refined petrochemicals.
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Green Blog: Report Finds Pipeline Oversight Wanting
Current federal rules do not take into account the long-term risks and environmental impacts of new pipeline routes, a report commissioned by the National Wildlife Federation argues.
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Green: On Our Radar: A Hard Look at Exxon Mobil
Steve Coll’s new book describes Exxon as a “corporate state within the American state” and offers a piercing portrait of Lee Raymond, who led the corporation for 13 years.
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Green: Natural Gas Is on a Roll, Executive Declares
A “perfect storm” of economic and regulatory factors is driving major United States utilities to rapidly switch from coal to natural gas as an electric power source, a top executive says.
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E.P.A. Caps Emissions at Gas and Oil Wells
The Environmental Protection Agency issued its first standards for oil and gas companies covering air pollution from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
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Green Blog: E.P.A. Sets Air Standards for Fracking
The agency has planned the first limits on emissions of methane, benzene and volatile organic compounds from hydraulic fracturing.
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Green Blog: A Big Step Forward for Liquefied Gas Exports
Cheniere Energy wins permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to build an export terminal in Louisiana.
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Green Blog: On Our Radar: Tree Killer Crosses the Hudson
Luckily, experts say, the colony of emerald ash borers was discovered less than a year after it was established.
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