East Texas residents just won an 11-year battle against noise and pollution from a natural gas compression station.From The Paris NewsCounty residents win 11-year-old lawsuitThis took place in Lamar County where a jury has turned the page on an … [Read more...]
Groups Sue EPA for Letting Big Oil Violate Clean Air Act
EPA sued over lack of oil-gas rulesDenton Record Chronicle - Denton,TX,USAby Peggy Heinkel-WolfeEnvironmental groups are suing the EPA for...failing to write emission rules for the oil and gas industrythus allowing Big Oil to violate the Clean Air … [Read more...]
States to set own emission rules. Texans screwed!
This is a great move for most states but not for Texas! We still have people in elected office who deny that human activity is responsible for climate change and the oil and gas industry has a choke-hold on the Lone Star State. We're screwed!Obama to … [Read more...]
Legislative Issues to Watch: Drilling Regulation
Nine Texas Issues to Watch in '09 LegislatureNatural gas regulation7. With Barnett Shale natural gas drilling still going hot and heavy in North Texas, and more gas pipelines being built, expect a flurry of bills related to gas drilling, production … [Read more...]
TPA Weekly Round-up
It is Monday (the first Monday of the new Obama Administration, in fact) and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round-Up.Would you like a Cheeseburger in Paradise made from Texas Black Angus raised on … [Read more...]
Citizen Suit Guide: Valuable Tool to Fight Oil and Gas Polluters
From Rancho Los Malulos:Here's a sample of how Citizen Suits are being used across the country. The big environmental laws -- they all have citizen suit provisions. I think it's going to be a very valuable tool for people to get the Oil Companies to … [Read more...]
If you think Perry’s eminant domain bill is about protecting property rights, THINK AGAIN!
McBlogger weighs in. … [Read more...]
Polluted Water in Marcellus Shale
For an industry that says there is no "PROOF" any water has been polluted from hydraulic fracturing...blah, blah, there sure is a lot of polluted water where hydraulic fracturing has occurred.Ponoco RecordThe event began with a video showing fracking … [Read more...]
New NM Legislation Would Give Surface Owners More Rights
Representative Brian Egolf ( brian@brianegolf.com) introduced his surface owner bill today in the House. It is House Bill 219. This is the bill that gives surface owners notice before the minerals beneath them are leased by an oil company, notice … [Read more...]
More Proof: Big Oil = Big Tobacco
Update: Gas Found in Private Water Wells
This latest news seems to prove what I wrote in my earlier post: Natural Gas Found in Private Water Wells: How the oil and gas industry is exactly like the tobacco industry.Water Problems in Susquehanna CountyBy Kurt AaronSome people in Susquehanna … [Read more...]
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