EPA Says Fracking May Cause Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that fracking may be to blame for causing groundwater pollution. The controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells has...
View ArticleTED Talks: T. Boone Pickens on the Future of Energy
T. Boone Pickens is an unlikely environmentalist. The native Oklahoman made his fortune in the oil business, and then, in 2008, shifted his focus to America's energy future. The result is the Pickens...
View ArticleThe Fall of Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubry McClendon and the Future of Natural Gas
Aubrey McClendon, the beleaguered C.E.O. of Chesapeake Energy, stepped down this week from the company he founded 30 years ago.His departure marks the culmination of months of spiraling losses for the...
View ArticleThe Health Concerns Behind New York State's Fracking Ban
On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a ban on fracking in the state on the grounds that the process poses a public health risk.State officials cited concerns over air and water...
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TN Moving Stories: EV Sales Boost US Economy, NJ Highways "Deficient," and...
Chevy Volt (Photo: GM)Are sales of electric vehicles behind the growth in the US economy? (The Takeaway)Toyota and Nissan restart production (Marketplace).The nuclear disaster in Japan could undermine...
View ArticleNatural Gas Industry Has Sharp Increase in Lobbying Dollars
Natural gas companies and industry groups have dramatically increased their spending on lobbying in Albany, according to a new report by Common Cause.Pro-gas drilling groups spent $1.5 million lobbying...
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TN Moving Stories: Predatory Auto Lending Scams, Ohio Pulls Funding from...
Ohio has pulled nearly $52 million in funding for Cincinnati's proposed streetcar project. (Cincinnati.com)DC's Metro says a new report shows that an increase in peak fares has not stopped riders from...
View ArticleDelaware Waters Must Be Protected From Fracking Dangers: AG
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is threatening to sue an obscure but powerful intergovernmental agency, saying it's not doing enough to protect the Delaware River basin from the dangers of...
View ArticleT. Boone Pickens On Our Energy Future
Oil and gas executive T. Boone Pickens discusses the Pickens Plan and the promise of natural gas.→ Listen, Read a Recap, and Add Your Comments at It's A Free Country
View ArticleGas Drilling Linked to Methane Contamination of Drinking Water: Study
Those who get drinking water from wells close to gas drilling sites are in much greater danger of having their water is contaminated by methane gas, according to a study published in The Proceedings of...
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TN Moving Stories: NJ Gov Christie No Friend to Commuters, and Hydrofracking...
NJ Governor Christie's approach to transportation has led to higher tolls and more expensive transit. (NY Times)Automakers are trying to convince the Chinese to drive electric vehicles -- not an easy...
View ArticleSuit: Feds Failed to Study Fracking Effects in Delaware
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sued several federal agencies alleging they have ignored their legal obligation to study the possible environmental consequences of natural gas drilling...
View ArticleAs Legislative Session Winds Down, Fracking Bills Vie For Attention
The natural gas extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking (for a primer, click here) has become such a hotbutton issue in Albany, legislators have put forward roughly two dozen bills...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Split on Cuomo's Plan to Regulate Gas Drilling: Poll
The Cuomo Administration's plan to regulate the natural gas-drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has divided New Yorkers about evenly, according to a new poll from the Siena...
View ArticleUSGS: Northeast Gas Reserves Smaller than Expected
Upstate New York might not sit on one of the largest natural gas reserves in the world after all. That's according to the latest estimate by the U.S. Geologic Survey.Upstate New York might not sit on...
View ArticleChristie Vetoes NJ Fracking Ban, But Orders Moratorium
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed a bill to ban the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as fracking in the state on Thursday — but he ordered a one-year moratorium on the...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Controversial Gas Drilling Method Could Add Jobs
Aggressive development of Upstate New York's natural gas resources could create tens of thousands of jobs and draw large numbers of people to live in economically depressed communities that have been...
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TN MOVING STORIES: Boeing Delivers New Plane, Atlanta's Transpo System Needs...
Top stories on TN:FEMA disaster reimbursements -- on hold due to Congressional inaction -- are affecting Montana residents hit hard by flooding. (Link)Obama administration officials continue to push...
View ArticleState Needs to Focus More on Health Effects of Fracking, MDs Say
More than 250 physicians and medical professionals have signed a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo requesting the state devote more study to the health impacts of hydraulic fracturing before issuing...
View ArticleState Environment Chief In Hot Seat Over Fracking
Department of Environmental Conservation Chief Joseph Martens submitted to nearly three hours of intense questioning by members of a New York State Assembly committee on an issue that has inflamed...
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Houston to Get Free Downtown Shuttle After Six-Year Gap
(Photo courtesy of Houston Downtown Management District)Many cities offer free shuttles to help people move around their downtown areas. Fort Worth, Texas has "Molly the Trolley" which takes visitors...
View ArticleEPA to Establish Rules For Fracking Wastewater
The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that it will, for the first time, set national standards for disposal of the toxin-laden wastewater that results from hydraulic fracturing,...
View ArticleDisagreement Over How Much Gas, Employment Fracking Would Bring to NY
Tonight, New York State regulators will hold the first of four public hearings on the Cuomo administration’s proposal to permit and regulate the natural gas drilling technique called high-volume...
View ArticleLong Lines Expected as Fracking Hearings Come to Manhattan
Thousands are expected to attend public hearings this week in Manhattan and the Catskills, on the controversial subject of hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking. Last summer, the Cuomo...
View ArticleAt City Frack Hearing, New Questions About Quake Danger
The Bloomberg administration is poised Wednesday to express concern about Albany's plans to allow natural gas drilling near upstate reservoirs during a public hearing in Manhattan on the controversial...
View ArticleCity Says Fracking May Compromise Water Supply
Hundreds of anti-hydraulic fracturing activists rallied outside the Tribeca Performing Arts Center to protest the drilling technique they see as a serious public health hazard. Inside the hearings, a...
View ArticleDeadline Nears For Comments on Fracking Plans
Wednesday is the last day members of the public can submit comments on the New York's plans to regulate the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as fracking.Regulators will sort the...
View ArticleAlbany Regulator: Driller in PA Muddied NY Waters
Regulators are seeking to fine a gas driller in Pennsylvania for water quality violations in New York.In a complaint letter, New York's Department of Environmental Conservation said the driller, U.S....
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TN MOVING STORIES: Florida Bullet Train Would Have Been Profitable, Cheap...
Top stories on TN: the Senate will move its highway bill Thursday. An audit of the Port Authority called it a "challenged and dysfunctional organization" and found cost overruns at the World Trade...
View ArticleThe Perils and Promise of Fracking
Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica reporter; Mark Boling, executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary at Southwestern Energy; and Stu Gruskin, consultant and former executive deputy of New...
View ArticleEnergy in North Dakota and the 2012 Election
We’ve seen huge economic changes across the country since 2008. The Associated Press’s Dale Wetzel talks about the natural gas and oil industries in North Dakota and throughout the Plains states that...
View ArticleFossil Fuels Forever
Vince Beiser, senior editor at Pacific Standard, discusses his article "The Deluge," which looks at the massive amounts of oil and gas being discovered around the world.
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AUDIO: Money Talking Asks, Is Energy Independence A Reality?
Oil wells north of Bakersfield, CA (Photo CC by Flickr user Tomasso Galli)From our friends at WNYC's Money Talking. For years, politicians have called for the nation to end its dependence on foreign...
View ArticleGasland Part II - on Fracking
Josh Fox, director of “Gasland Part II,” talks about hydraulic fracturing, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil, now being used worldwide. The film shows how the stakes have been...
View ArticleIt's the Economy: The Roots of the Crisis in Ukraine
As the political crisis escalates in Ukraine, it's worth remembering that it was a debate over trade that was a major source of the uprising that led to recent turmoil: Should the country develop...
View ArticleIn Rare Move, Christie Blocks Pinelands Pay Raise
In a rare, if not unprecedented, move, Gov. Christie earlier this week quietly vetoed the minutes of last month’s meeting of the Pinelands Commission, harshly criticizing the commissioners for...
View ArticleThe Father of Fracking, and Tracking Oil Trains
In a story produced in collaboration with Marketplace from American Public Media, we explore the history of hydraulic fracturing – aka fracking – in North Texas, where the technologies that are now...
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California natural gas leak just one of thousands across country
Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is a dangerous greenhouse gas, accelerating global warming. Cost-effective, proven technologies are available to cap emissions from the oil and gas...
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The invisible catastrophe sickening families in California
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Now we turn to the natural gas leak in Southern California.Earlier this month, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for residents of the...
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U.S. proposes rules to limit methane gas ‘flaring’ at drilling sites
The Obama administration has proposed rules aimed at curbing the amount of methane emissions that come from burning natural gas on public land. Photo by Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Obama...
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California natural gas leak temporarily plugged after four months
Watch Video | Listen to the Audio The post California natural gas leak temporarily plugged after four months appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
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Los Angeles methane leak was officially the worst in U.S. history, study says
The Aliso Canyon gas storage field which has been leaking across the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles, California is shown in this frame grab from infrared video. Photo by Earthworks/REUTERSThe massive...
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Drilling-induced earthquakes may endanger millions in 2016, USGS says
A billboard is seen on the side of the road set up by the law firm representing plaintiffs in a lawsuit against two oil companies near Greenbrier, Arkansas, August 6, 2013. At the time, more than a...
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Turning poop into power, not pollution
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Now a unique look at a completely different kind of power: the potential of organic waste as a renewable energy source.A fair warning of sorts for those...
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41 energy companies sign on to voluntarily reduce methane emissions
Crews from Southern California Gas Co. and outside experts work on a relief well at the Aliso Canyon gas field above the Porter Ranch section of northwest Los Angeles in this photo taken Dec. 9, 2015....
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Fracking wells increase rate of asthma attacks in nearby residents, study finds
An asthma patient living near an unconventional natural gas development well in Pennsylvania was 1.5 times more likely to have a severe asthma attack, according to a new study. Photo by National...
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After huge natural gas leak in Los Angeles, White House recommends safety...
A woman walks past a Porter Ranch sign at the gas company entrance gate near the site of the Aliso Canyon storage field where gas has been leaking in Porter Ranch, California. Long before the leak,...
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‘Difficult slog’ ahead to undo Obama climate legacy, says former EPA chief
Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: And now let’s hear from the prior administrator of the EPA, who essentially led much of President Obama’s efforts during his second term.Gina McCarthy is now a fellow at the...
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Two weeks in, Rover Pipeline leaked drilling fluid into Ohio wetlands
A screengrab from Google Maps shows the Tuscarawas River just outside of Navarre, Ohio.Energy Transfer Partners, the Texas-based pipeline operator that owns the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, is...
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Senate blocks move to repeal Obama-era rule on methane emissions from drilling
Flames from a flaring pit near a well in the Bakken Oil Field. The primary component of natural gas is methane, which is odorless when it comes directly out of the gas well. Photo by Orjan F....
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