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Illinois Has Hired Less Then 10% of the Workers It Says It Needs to Oversee Fracturing
2014-07-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: More than a year after a much-lauded compromise paved the way for high-volume oil and gas extraction in Illinois, the agency in charge of overseeing the practice has hired just four of 53 new employees it says it needs as it continues working to complete rules that drillers must follow. The Department of Natural Resources has come under criticism from industry groups, lawmakers and other supporters of hydraulic fracturing who had hoped drilling could begin this summer. That scenario now appears...
NYSPC Statement On Court Of Appeals Decision Regarding Local Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation
2014-07-07 15:20:10| oilandgasonline Home Page
New York State Petroleum Council Executive Director Karen Moreau issued the following statement today in response to the New York Court of Appeals decision to uphold local bans on hydraulic fracturing.
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Rules for hydraulic fracturing approved by House committee
2014-05-26 17:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WAND: A plan sponsored by Representative John Bradley that would speed up hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas in Illinois has been approved by a House committee. Despite protests from environmentalists, the Executive Committee voted 7-4 Monday to advance the plan. Under Bradley's legislation, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources would lose the power to adopt rules for the extraction method known as "fracking." Bradley is frustrated because lawmakers approved fracking a year ago, but the department...
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Calif. county considers fracturing ban
2014-05-17 18:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A proposal by an environmental group to ban fracking in Santa Barbara County is headed to the board of supervisors on Tuesday. For the past several months, Santa Barbara County Water Guardians have worked to collect enough signatures to propose a ban on hydraulic fracking, which injects large amounts of water, sand and chemicals into rock formations to release oil. The group gathered 16,000 signatures, 3,000 more than needed to get the issue on the upcoming ballot, the Santa Maria Times reported....
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Free Webinars For Water Well Owners On Well Construction And Hydraulic Fracturing
2014-05-13 09:49:25| oilandgasonline News Articles
Registration is open for two free webinars on water well construction and water testing in proximity to hydraulic fracturing being offered by the National Ground Water Association.
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