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Led by New York, seven Atlantic states this week threatened to sue
the Environmental Protection Agency, seeking harsher air quality rules on
the oil and gas industry and its most effective drilling method.
Seven states, led by New York, sue EPA over methane from oil
and gas drilling
One of the benefits of being an elected official in a bright blue state, a
state so blue that it casts a pale blue glow over its neighbors, is that you
can be pretty aggressively liberal. New York state has a proud tradition of
such politicians (as well as some less aggressive ones) — particularly
those politicians ensconced as state attorney general.
Frack Waste Fears
New York State’s cautious approach to permitting hydraulic
fracturing of the Marcellus shale for natural gas, and the disposal of
potentially hazardous waste from such operations, is of little comfort to
residents of this Chautauqua County community.
Fracking battle continues to brew
The battle lines are being drawn. One side says fracking could create
47 thousand jobs just in Illinois, most of those in the south, and nearly 10
billion dollars.
But another group says it’s not worth the risk to the environment and
banned hydraulic fracturing from their village.
With Controls, Britain Allows Hydraulic Fracturing to Explore
for Gas
The British government gave the go-ahead Thursday for exploratory
hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to extract natural gas from shale-rock
deposits.
Because of the environmental concerns about the controversial
technique, which include the risk of water pollution, the government
called for stringent controls on fracking. But the decision nonetheless
potentially opens the door for a shale gas industry to begin developing in
Western Europe, even though many governments on the Continent remain
wary. Poland has already allowed big energy companies to do exploratory
drilling.
The Boom And Bust Of Fracking