Industry, Advisory Panel Try to Find Middle Ground on Shale Standards

When a government task force said natural gas drilling wasn’t inherently dangerous to water supplies — but still urged tougher standards for the practice — most environmentalists said the industry had gotten a free pass. Industry leaders, however, complained that the group had overlooked existing regulations and voluntary improvements — including best practices espoused by [...]

SENATE PANEL APPROVES ENERGY BILL

The Senate panel last week approved an energy bill in a 15-8 vote from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The new energy bill opens large tracts of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and natural gas drilling and provides federal loan guarantees for a gas pipeline project in Alaska. The energy bill also [...]

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