"Competing Bills To Address Safety of Oil Transport"
"SEATTLE -- Washington lawmakers on Monday considered competing measures that try to address potential risks as more crude oil is shipped by rail into the state."
Source: AP, 02/11/2014
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"Duo Tracks Double-Dipping in U.S. Oil Firms' Toxic Tank Cleanup"
"A pioneer in cleaning up toxic messes, Thomas Schruben long suspected major oil companies of being paid twice for dealing with leaks from underground fuel storage tanks - once from government funds and again, secretly, from insurance companies."
Source: Reuters/, 02/11/2014
"Too Much Winter, and Not Nearly Enough Propane"
"EASTABOGA, Ala. — In the midst of one of the great natural gas drilling booms in the nation’s history, millions of Americans are struggling with a problem that is chilling their bones."
Source: NY Times, 02/10/2014
"NC Admits Mistake, Says Arsenic Topped Safe Level"
"RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina's environmental agency said Sunday it wrongly declared all test results for the arsenic levels in the Dan River as safe for people after a massive coal ash spill."
Source: AP, 02/10/2014
Buried Report Cites TransCanada’s ‘Inadequate’ Pipeline Inspections
"Just weeks after a TransCanada natural gas pipeline exploded and left thousands of residents without gas in sub-zero temperatures, a CBC News investigation uncovered a 2011 report, buried by federal regulators, that criticized the company “for ‘inadequate’ field inspections and ‘ineffective’ management.”"
Source: Climate Progress, 02/07/2014
Fracking's Thirst for Water: Investors Warned of Financial Risks
"In dozens of water-scarce counties where fracking is booming, water use is at or approaching more than a billion gallons a year."
Source: InsideClimate News, 02/07/2014
"Judge Finds Citgo Guilty of Clean Air Act Felonies"
"CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A South Texas judge has fined Citgo Petroleum more than $2 million after finding it guilty of felony violations of the U.S. Clean Air Act by its Corpus Christi refinery."
Source: AP, 02/07/2014
"Energy Role Is Lifting Democrat in Louisiana"
"Senator Mary L. Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana, is set to become chairwoman next week of the Senate Energy Committee, a powerful position that gives her jurisdiction over the oil and gas industry that fuels her state’s economy — and which will be a major source of contributions to Ms. Landrieu’s tough re-election campaign this fall."
Source: NY Times, 02/07/2014
"Water Safety Threatened By North Carolina Coal Ash Spill, Group Says"
"EDEN, N.C. – An environmental group Thursday challenged Duke Energy’s assurances that drinking water from the Dan River in North Carolina and Virginia remained safe despite a massive spill of toxic coal ash that released a deluge of murky gray sludge into the river Sunday."
Source: LA Times, 02/07/2014
"Ice Storm Leads to Record Number of Power Outages"
"A record-number of people lost their power across the region thanks to a significant ice storm and power officials warn it could be days before everyone has their electricity back."
Source: NBC, 02/06/2014
