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Yet Another State Without Any Fracking Is Trying To Ban It
A Nevada lawmaker introduced legislation to ban hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” Monday, even though there’s no such activity occurring in the state.
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Gillum Challenging Local Preemption, Again
Gillum made headlines recently when he challenged an NRA inspired preemption on local gun regulations. This time, Gillum is calling out a sweeping Republican proposal to preempt local business regulations. Gillum was joined by environmental and social service advocates at a City Hall press conference, across the street from the […]
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Three Conservation Groups Will Sue the Federal Agencies Who Auctioned Off Wayne National …
The Center for Biological Diversity, Ohio Environmental Council, Heartwood and Sierra Club plan on filing a lawsuit against the federal agencies that arranged and oversaw the auction of public lands within the Wayne National Forest last month.
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EDITORIAL: Fracking and clean water
Gauging the effects of hydraulic fracturing on the nation’s drinking water is much like considering whether the glass of the precious stuff is half-full or half-empty. When energy companies employ hydraulic fracturing in search of oil and natural gas they should take care, and most of them do, to avoid […]
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BLM Auctions Off 750 Acres of Wayne National Forest for Fracking
Over the objections of the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations, the Bureau of Land management on December 13 auctioned off leases for parcels in Wayne National Forest to oil and gas corporations for fracking.
More than 750 acres across 17 parcels in the forest’s Marietta unit were sold to 22 […]
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Westmoreland planners recommend strict regulation of fracking
The Westmoreland Planning Commission opted to recommend strict regulatory measures rather than prohibition of drilling for natural gas and oil altogether. The recommendation will be forwarded to the Westmoreland Board of Supervisors, which will have its own public hearing on proposed changes to zoning amendments and the Comprehensive Plan, probably […]
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Is a fracking ban a good idea?
Calls for a complete prohibition on fracking are getting stronger, but not all climate advocates are on board. Grist. Aug 24 2016
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Inside the War on Coal
The war on coal is not just political rhetoric, or a paranoid fantasy concocted by rapacious polluters. It’s real and it’s relentless. Over the past five years, it has killed a coal-fired power plant every 10 days. It has quietly transformed the U.S. electric grid and the global climate […]
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