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Obama administration announces new partnership on Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil Research

Posted Fri, 2012/04/20 - 11:39am by RCAP

WASHINGTON – Three federal agencies announced April 13 a formal partnership to coordinate and align all research associated with development of our nation’s abundant unconventional natural gas and oil resources. The partnership exemplifies the cross-government coordination required under President Obama’s executive order released earlier that day, which created a new Interagency Working Group to Support Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources.

ProPublica: So, Is Dimock's Water Really Safe to Drink?

Posted Fri, 2012/03/23 - 10:58am by RCAP

by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica, March 20, 2012

March 21: This post has been corrected.

When the Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that tests showed the water is safe to drink in Dimock, Penn., a national hot spot for concerns about fracking, it seemed to vindicate the energy industry's insistence that drilling had not caused pollution in the area.

E&E Publishing: EPA looking for ways to 'manage or minimize' injection earthquakes

Posted Fri, 2012/03/23 - 10:54am by RCAP

In a March 15 report on its EnergyWire, E&E Publishing reports that "a team from U.S. EPA is preparing recommendations for 'managing or minimizing' earthquakes triggered by oil and gas waste injection wells.

...EPA has not publicized its efforts on earthquakes -- the technical term is 'induced seismicity' -- but it has discussed efforts with state officials, researchers and interest groups."

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