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On December 10, <strong>the</strong> Westchester County Board <strong>of</strong> Legislators<br />

unanimously approved legislation that bans <strong>the</strong> sale, application and<br />

disposal in <strong>the</strong> county <strong>of</strong> waste from natural gas drilling operations.<br />

Penalties for violations, which are unclassified misdemeanors, will include<br />

fines upwards to $25,000 and/or imprisonment up to 30 days.<br />

Alberta to post hydraulic fracturing information on FracFocus.ca<br />

Public disclosure <strong>of</strong> what chemicals have been used in hydraulic<br />

fracturing <strong>of</strong> wells in Alberta will soon be available on a public website.<br />

The regulator, <strong>the</strong> Energy Resources Conservation Board, announced<br />

Wednesday it has decided to follow British Columbia’s lead and will post<br />

reports required under Directive 59 on <strong>the</strong> fracfocus.ca website.<br />

Group Sues Obama Administration Over Offshore Oil And Gas<br />

Leasing Program<br />

A lawsuit has been filed against <strong>the</strong> Obama administration over <strong>the</strong><br />

economic claims that <strong>the</strong> Bureau <strong>of</strong> Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)<br />

made in <strong>the</strong>ir 5-year plan to open up new areas around <strong>the</strong> United States to<br />

<strong>of</strong>fshore oil and gas leasing. The suit, filed by <strong>the</strong> Center for Sustainable<br />

Economy (CSE), says that <strong>the</strong> administration not only grossly exaggerated<br />

<strong>the</strong> economic benefits <strong>of</strong> increased energy exploration, but also that <strong>the</strong>y<br />

failed to take all costs into account.<br />

Gulf Oil Sheen Near BP’s Deepwater Horizon Rig Remains A<br />

Mystery<br />

The source <strong>of</strong> an oil sheen in <strong>the</strong> Gulf <strong>of</strong> Mexico near BP’s<br />

Deepwater Horizon rig wreckage remains a mystery after a study by <strong>the</strong><br />

company and <strong>the</strong> Coast Guard was inconclusive.<br />

Officials stated on Tuesday that <strong>the</strong> sheen is persistent and located<br />

near <strong>the</strong> Deepwater Horizon rig, but that inspections by both sides have<br />

confirmed <strong>the</strong> company’s Macondo well isn’t leaking, reports The<br />

Huffington Post.<br />

Mystery leak from gulf oil rig wreckage<br />

The U.S. Coast says an “unidentified substance inconsistent with oil”<br />

is leaking from some areas <strong>of</strong> BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig wreckage in <strong>the</strong><br />

Gulf <strong>of</strong> Mexico.<br />

Source <strong>of</strong> persistent Gulf sheen remains a mystery

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