Physicians Speak Out on the Health Effects of Fracked Gas Compressor Stations
Pipeline Safety Chief Says His Regulatory Process Is ‘Kind of Dying’ | InsideClimate News
Two stark numbers illustrate the challenge the administration faces in ensuring pipeline safety while pressing ahead with new pipeline projects: 135 federal inspectors oversee 2.6 million miles of pipeline, which means each inspector is responsible for almost enough pipe to circle the Earth.
Source: Exclusive: Pipeline Safety Chief Says His Regulatory Process Is ‘Kind of Dying’ | InsideClimate News
Spectra Exposed
“Spectra neither cares for the public nor the workers. This is a fact. They do not care what happens as long as they flow gas.”
Source: Spectra Exposed
Former inspectors allege safety issues with Spectra pipeline project
“Like every other company, Spectra gives a tremendous presentation about their commitment to safety, but their actions lack any kind of resolve. No one ever says, ‘Safety’s #2 here…’ At every turn when I made a safety suggestion, I was met with monumental resistance from the company on every level.”
Source: Former inspectors allege safety issues with Spectra pipeline project
Porter Ranch gas leak is a wake-up call
More than 280 families have fled their homes in Porter Ranch in the San Fernando Valley, sickened by the smell of a voluminous natural gas leak from underground storage wells. The gas has been seeping from the ground for more than a month, yet Southern California Gas Co. says it might to take another three to four months to shut down the well, which goes 8,500 feet deep.
Homeowners being ‘bullied’ by big gas? #StopSpectra
Some homeowners in Medina County say it may be the clearest proof yet of how they are being bullied by big gas.
Canadian regulator OKs Repsol LNG export plan in New Brunswick
Spanish energy giantRepsol has received approval from Canadian regulatorsto begin exporting liquefied natural gas from its under-utilizedCanaport import facility in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Source: Canadian regulator OKs Repsol LNG export plan in New Brunswick | Reuters
Several oil, gas pipelines planned for midstate
While the last decade of oil and gas development has been largely contained to the shale regions of Pennsylvania, the next phase will tunnel through the midstate.
Source: Several oil, gas pipelines planned for midstate – Washington Times
PHMSA leaves out leak detection
The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration may be getting tougher with pipeline safety regulations, but its most recent rule does not address what many see as low-hanging fruit: New standards for leak detection technology.
Source: PHMSA leaves out leak detection – POLITICO
Alarming Uptick of Earthquakes in Kansas Linked to Fracking With 52 in Just Last Two Weeks
Just like in Oklahoma, Kansas is seeing a shocking uptick in earthquakes connected to the underground disposal of wastewater from the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, process.
Source: Alarming Uptick of Earthquakes in Kansas Linked to Fracking With 52 in Just Last Two Weeks
EPA to mandate disclosures on chemical releases from gas processing plants
The Environmental Protection Agency will force companies to disclose details on the toxic chemicals released from gas processing plants nationwide in response to legal challenges.
Source: EPA to mandate disclosures on chemical releases from gas processing plants – Fuel Fix
Shell, Exxon Ordered to Pay Groningen Earthquake Compensation
A Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil must compensate homeowners for a drop in house prices caused by earthquakes linked to production at the Groningen gas field.
Source: Shell, Exxon Ordered to Pay Groningen Earthquake Compensation – WSJ
Impacted Landowners Demand EPA Revise Flawed Fracking Study
The EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board met this week to review the agency’s draft assessment of the impact of fracking on drinking water resources, but the largely academic exercise got a dose of reality from residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania; Pavillion, Wyoming; and Parker County, Texas who have fought for years to get U.S. EPA to act.
Source: Impacted Landowners Demand EPA Revise Flawed Fracking Study
Fracking air pollution threatens health & climate
Our addiction to fossil fuels has made climate change a real and present danger. At the same time, communities living with fracking in their backyard face a relentless attack on their health everyday, thanks to air pollution from oil and gas production.
Source: EARTHWORKS
NWF sues Department of Transportation for pipeline failures – Drilling – Ohio
The National Wildlife Federation today filed a lawsuit against the U.S Department of Transportation for the agency’s failure for more than 20 years to protect people, fish, wildlife, and communities from oil pipeline spills in the nation’s inland waters, from the Great Lakes to the Yellowstone River.
Source: NWF sues Department of Transportation for pipeline failures – Drilling – Ohio
