Federal Judge Bans Fracking Off California Coast

November 12, 2018 / by News Editor / Energy, Environment, Environmental News Service, Fresh Water, Journalism, Latest News, North America, Oceans, RSS, Species

Published by the Environmental News Service LOS ANGELES, California, November 12, 2018 (ENS) – Conservation and Native American groups have won their fracking lawsuit against the Trump administration. A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to stop issuing permits for offshore fracking in federal waters off the California coast. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/11/12/federal-judge-bans-fracking-off-california-coast/

Obama-era Methane Waste Rule Withstands Senate Attack

May 12, 2017 / by News Editor / Air/Climate, Energy, Environment, Environmental News Service, Fresh Water, Journalism, Latest News, RSS

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, May 11, 2017 (ENS) – By a slim margin, the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to uphold an Obama-era regulation to control the the venting and flaring of the potent greenhouse gas methane from oil and gas wells on public lands. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/05/11/obama-era-methane-waste-rule-withstands-senate-attack/

Fracking Near Peace River Dams Scares BC Hydro

August 22, 2016 / by News Editor / At Risk, Energy, Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Fresh Water, Journalism, Latest News, North America, RSS

Published by the Environmental News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, August 21, 2016 (ENS) – Senior BC Hydro executives have worried for years that earthquakes triggered by fracking operations in search of natural gas could damage its two big dams on the Peace River, putting thousands of people at risk if the dams fail. Read […]

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