HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
U.S. House members demand answers from EPA on fracking study panel
Recently, I came across an item on Gas Business Briefing (gsbb.com), which posted information about an Oct. 16 letter that three Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Te...
Posted on 10/25/12 at 3:07 PM
For sale: North Dakota's way of life.
I can barely stomach news about Western North Dakota these days. Every day it is something - either in the local or national news; unfortunately, it is so rarely good news. The infrastructure cannot s...
Posted on 6/10/12 at 9:31 PM
FracFocus site criticized in Harvard report
WILLISTON — The website North Dakota and several other states use to monitor hydraulic fracturing has too many flaws to be effective, says a new report from Harvard Law School.By Amy Dalrymple , April 25, 2013
FOTB: Meet the FRACN8R
By Amy Dalrymple , March 24, 2013
Unlikely partners in gas drilling: Oil companies, environmental groups agree on tough new fracking standards
By Kevin Begos , March 21, 2013
Injecting a dose of new ideas
Could there be a better way to dispose of hydraulic fracturing wastewater in the near future?By Bryan Horwath , February 16, 2013
EPA changed course after gas company protests
WEATHERFORD, Texas — When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his family’s drinking water had begun bubbling like champagne, the federal government sounded an alarm: A company may have tainted their wells while drilling for natural gas.January 17, 2013
Minnesota city's council backs frac sand project
WABASHA, Minn. — A proposed rail shipping hub for sand used by the oil and natural gas industries took a major step forward when the Wabasha City Council rejected a request to commission a study on the environmental risks that the sand and hundreds of trucks a day would bring to the picturesque Mississippi River town.December 19, 2012
Clay under Stark, Dunn counties a boon: Study reveals massive load of fracking material
By Bryan Horwath , October 14, 2012
Not wasting wastewater: Innovative solution to sewage problem allows cities to grow
RAY — Developer Tom Serie could fill two 12-plex apartment buildings here tomorrow.By Amy Dalrymple , September 30, 2012
Nitrogen storage tank going up outside Dickinson: Matheson Tri-Gas separates air, provides liquid gases for hydraulic fracturing, medical purposes
By Bryan Horwath , September 28, 2012
Stark Co. against federal fracking regulation: Commission to send letter favoring state jurisdiction
When it comes to hydraulic fracturing — the oft-times controversial drilling technique that’s unlocked vast stores of oil and natural gas in the Bakken and Three Forks formations in western North Dakota — Stark County officials believe that states know best.By Betsy Simon , September 06, 2012
Gas drilling in graveyards? Ohio community receives proposal to lease cemetery mineral rights
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Loved ones aren’t the only thing buried in the 122-year-old Lowellville Cemetery in eastern Ohio. Deep underground, locked in ancient shale formations, are lucrative quantities of natural gas.By Julie Carr Smyth , July 01, 2012
RockPile keeps it local: Fracking company comes to Dickinson
May 12, 2012
‘Redundant’ rule adds to state frack regulations
May 05, 2012
Army Corps: No charge for Sakakawea irrigation water
FARGO — North Dakota farmers won’t have to pay for water pumped from Lake Sakakawea to irrigate their fields, federal officials have decided.By Patrick Springer , April 19, 2012
President to announce federal standards to reduce pollution from fracking
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is issuing the first-ever standards to control air pollution from gas wells that are drilled using a method called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, but not without making concessions to the oil and gas industry.April 18, 2012
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