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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 Gas, Virginia, Rockingham County (Virginia), Natural Resources, Bob Goodlatte
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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: Executive Branch, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), New Jersey, Weather Statistics, Elections
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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: Executive Branch, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Sean Parnell, Zoology
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
DAKOTAS GAS PRICES Gas prices on pace for all-time highs in ND, SD FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Gas prices in the Dakotas are poised to reach all-time highs. Triple A North Dakota spokesman Gene LaDoucer says he expects the state to break the statewide...Tags: Agriculture, Architecture, Automotive Equipment, Mayo Clinic, Prosecution
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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: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Judges
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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: Water Supply, Land Resources, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Natural Resources Defense Council
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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: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Judges
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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: Natural Gas, Sony Corp., Litigation and Regulation, Washington, DC, Land Resources
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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: Water Supply, Land Resources, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Interior Department Releases Draft Rules on 'Fracking'
Channel 2 NewsInterior Secretary Sally Jewell announced new draft rules governing hydraulic fracturing during oil drilling on federal and Indian lands Thursday, calling them part of a pro-energy Obama administration policy. The new rules, establishing safety...Tags: Entertainment, Radio, Interior Policy, NPR, Land Resources
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New fracking rules attempt to placate opposing camps
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, rolling back some measures from its original, abandoned draft as it sought to ease concerns the rules would be too...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Tom Corbett, Litigation and Regulation, Edward J Markey, John Hoeven
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Native Americans trade tales of displaced children
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — More than a dozen Native American families described through tears children being taken from them by South Dakota social workers. The stories were delivered Wednesday during the first day of the Great Plains Indian Child...Tags: Entertainment, Radio, U.S. Department of Justice, NPR
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