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Goodlatte says no evidence to prove natural gas drilling unsafe
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) -- A Virginia congressman says there is no conclusive evidence a process to extract natural gas is harmful to the environment.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte's view isn't shared by some officials in Rockingham County, where the first proposal...Tags: Natural Resources, Virginia, Bob Goodlatte, Natural Gas, Energy Resources
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Feds fast-track mid-Atlantic offshore wind energy
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The Energy Department is pledging to spend $50 million to speed the development of offshore wind energy, with a goal of issuing leases off four Atlantic Coast states by the end of the year.
The Interior Department said Monday that...Tags: Government, Solar Energy, Weather, Local Government, Elections
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Furlough Friday: Budget cuts mean an unpaid day off for many at IRS, HUD and other agencies
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. It was "furlough Friday." Roughly 5...Tags: Government, Federal Housing Administration, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Wyden calls industry-funded website 'constructive' as feds consider fracking rules
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A website partially funded by the oil and gas industry could be a "constructive" tool for federal regulators as they consider requiring public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, Senate Energy Committee...Tags: Lisa Murkowski, Petroleum Industry, Business Enterprises, Ron Wyden, Environmental Pollution
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
DROUGHT Recent rains lift spirits of SD farmers, ranchers PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State Climatologist Dennis Todey (TAH'dee) says recent rains across much of South Dakota have improved the outlook for farmers and ranchers hurt by a year-long drought....Tags: Solar Energy, FEMA, Shootings, Executive Branch, Lotteries
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Alarming declines seen in frogs, salamanders
Some of springtime's more notable heralds appear to be fading away, as a new study finds frogs, toads and salamanders disappearing at an alarming rate across the United States. In what they say is the first analysis of its kind, scientists with the U.S....
Tags: Science, U.S. Geological Survey, Science and Technology, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge
For decades, war has been waged over the holy grail of America's Arctic frontier, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wide coastal plain on the edge of the Beaufort Sea contains stunning populations of caribou, grizzly, musk oxen and other wildlife...
Tags: Government, Sean Parnell, Petroleum Industry, Conservation, U.S. Senate
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SD officials say not enough notice given on summit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The head of South Dakota's Department of Social Services says the state wasn't given enough notice about a conference on Indian child foster care in Rapid City. The summit that wrapped up Friday brought together...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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New hydraulic fracturing rules proposed
Hydraulic fracturing, the process that involves shooting millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals underground to crack shale formations and unlock oil and gas, would become more difficult under new rules proposed by the Interior Department. As...Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, Land Resources, Petroleum Industry, Water Supply, Energy Resources
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Funding for tribes to be topic at Native American foster care summit in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — How tribes can secure direct funding for foster care will be one of the topics covered during the last day of a summit focusing on Indian child foster care in South Dakota. The three-day summit finishes Friday in Rapid City....Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Interior issues new drilling rule on public land
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a...
Tags: Land Resources, Washington, DC, Petroleum Industry, Politics, Sony Corp.
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Interior Department offers new rules for 'fracking'
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry. Industry...Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, Land Resources, Petroleum Industry, Water Supply, Energy Resources
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