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Natural Gas Exports Debated
The debate over exporting liquefied natural gas is intensifying as the Energy Department considers an array of applications to ship the fuel to Japan, India and other countries where prices are far ...
W. Va. Chemical Spill Brings State Capital to Standstill
A chemical spill left the water for 300,000 people in and around West Virginia's capital city stained blue-green and smelling like licorice, with officials saying Friday it was unclear when it might ...
Some States Confirm Water Pollution from Drilling
In at least four states that have nurtured the nation's energy boom, hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a ...
EPA Unlikely To Step Up Fracking Enforcement: Analysts
Federal regulators are unlikely to step up enforcement of potential water contamination cases linked to natural gas drilling—despite new concerns about water safety—given a lack of political will ...
Material Asbestos Losses to Continue Unabated: AM Best
Industry losses from asbestos and environmental claims grew 12 percent in 2012, after a 31 percent decline in 2011, A.M. Best reported Monday. Although a special report by the Oldwick, N.J.-based ...
ACE Recognized for Leadership in Carbon Emissions Reduction
The ACE Group announced Monday that it has earned recognition for leadership in carbon performance by CDP, the world's only global environmental disclosure system. CDP's annual indexes, compiled by ...Preview: BP Battles for Billions in New Gulf Trial Phase
BP will battle to hold down fines that could hit $18 billion in a new phase of the Gulf of Mexico trial that will rule on how much oil it spilled in 2010 and judge its efforts to plug its well. ...
U.S. Industry Sees Carbon-Capture as Legal Chink in EPA Rules: Analysis
Faced with the Obama administration's new crackdown on power plant emissions, the coal and electric utility industry is honing a legal strategy it believes could derail the measures. New rules ...