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US Court says BLM lacks authority to regulate fracking
2015-10-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: The Obama administration does not have authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public lands, a federal judge decided yesterday. In a major blow to the Bureau of Land Management and environmentalists who support stricter fracking oversight, the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming enjoined BLM's years-in-the-making fracking rule, blocking enforcement of the new regulation while the court considers industry and state challenges. "One of the fundamental questions presented in...
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Balcombe 'fracking village' gets green light to go 100% solar
2015-10-01 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Balcombe, the Sussex village that saw the UKs biggest anti-fracking protests so far, is set to be powered entirely by the sun, after residents won planning permission on Thursday to build a nearby solar farm. But campaigners said they are now racing government subsidy cuts to solar power to get the project underway. The 5 megawatt (MW) project in Sussex will see 18,500 panels installed, generating enough power to match Balcombes energy needs and to power a nearby village. Local residents...
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Judge blocks Obama administration rules on fracking
2015-10-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Obama administrations first major regulations on hydraulic fracturing, a technique for oil and gas drilling that has led to a boom in American energy production but has also raised concerns about health and safety risks. The United States District Court for Wyoming issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Interior Department from carrying out the rules, which were issued in March by the departments Bureau of Land Management. The ruling, however, stops...
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Wyoming court issues injunction against fracking rules for public lands
2015-10-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Wyoming judge on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction against the federal government's regulations for hydraulic fracturing on public lands, handing a victory to oil and gas producers who had vehemently opposed the rules. U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl had put the regulations on hold in June as he weighed a request from energy industry groups and four states to stop the rules from being implemented until their lawsuit against the new standards was resolved. The rules issued by the Interior...
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Wyoming Judge Halts Federal Fracking Rules
2015-10-01 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A federal judge has issued an injunction against new Department of Interior regulations for hydraulic fracturing on federal land. Judge Scott Skavdahl of the U.S. District Court of Wyoming ruled Wednesday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cannot institute its new fracking rule until lawsuits against it are settled. In a 53-page opinion, Skavdahl cast doubt on the federal governments ability to issue the rule. He issued the injunction because he decided the states and industry groups...
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