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Colo. gas leak discovery highlights oversight problems

April 5, 2013

A leak found along a liquid gas pipeline in Colorado has highlighted the ineffectiveness of the agencies charged with monitoring the state's pipelines.

The pipeline in western Colorado has leaked thousands of gallons of benzene and other liquid hydrocarbons into the ground. If the...

Export opponents threaten lawsuit over coal dust pollution

April 5, 2013

Groups opposed to increased coal exports from the Pacific Northwest today threatened to sue BNSF Railway Co. and several coal companies over allegations of coal dust pollution from moving trains.

The Sierra Club joined conservation groups Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Columbia Riverkeeper,...

Pipeline spills stir new criticism of Keystone XL plan

April 5, 2013

Two recent oil pipeline spills have prompted new criticism from opponents of the proposed Keystone XL project, while raising more questions about whether the federal government is adequately monitoring the nation’s vast labyrinth of pipelines.

In recent years, critics have said that the...

Promise of manufacturing job boost remains far off

April 3, 2013

Oil industry groups have claimed that more natural gas drilling will help manufacturing jobs rebound in the United States, but it may take years for that to happen.

If more land were opened to oil and gas exploration -- especially for hydraulic fracturing -- oil production would increase...

EPA says cross-state ruling would 'gravely undermine' Clean Air Act enforcement

April 3, 2013

If an appeals court ruling throwing out U.S. EPA's cross-state air pollution rule stands, it will have "serious adverse consequences" for air quality in the United States, the agency told the Supreme Court on Friday.

EPA, along with public health groups, is asking the high court to review...

Texas company acquires Thompson Divide leases

April 3, 2013

A Texas-based energy company hoping to drill for natural gas in Thompson Divide recently acquired two leases in that area from Encana Oil & Gas (USA) and has asked federal authorities to “suspend” the leases.

The company, Houston-based SG Interests, submitted the suspension request to...

Mont. bill would allow water leasing to O&G development

April 3, 2013

Water rights could be temporarily leased to oil developers or other users under a bill meant to help meet soaring demand for water resulting from the oil development in northeastern Montana. The bill also is aimed at preventing illegal use of water and protecting other water users as water...

Wyo. coal plant construction stalls for 17 years

April 3, 2013

An $800 million project that was slated to provide 100,000 homes with coal-fired power and supply dozens of people with full-time jobs has been stalled for 17 years.

The Two Elk Energy Park in northeast Wyoming has run into a variety of barriers, including the global financial crisis and...

EPA tweaks utility air toxics rule

April 1, 2013

U.S. EPA released tweaks to its final air toxics rule for power plants, as part of a very busy Good Friday regulatory release that also included a long-awaited sulfur emissions rule for gasoline (see related story).

EPA characterized the revision as mostly technical.

The updates to...

Conservation orgs ask BLM to cancel leases atop Roan Plateau

April 1, 2013

Environmental groups are urging the Bureau of Land Management to forbid drilling on western Colorado's Roan Plateau as the agency goes back to the drawing board and re-evaluates its approach to energy development in the region.

Earthjustice submitted a 49-page comment letter to BLM today...

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