Source: http://www.courierpress.com, May 15, 2013 By: Len Wells A compromise has been reached in the Illinois legislature on a bill that would regulate the practice of high volume, high pressure hydraulic fracturing in Illinois. If approved, proponents believe an oil boom will be unleashed in Southern Illinois as producers target the oil-rich New Albany Shale […]

Source: http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com, May 14, 2013 By: Daniel Weintraub California’s economy has been powered for decades by technology, trade and tourism — businesses and jobs mostly near the coast from San Diego to Los Angeles and around the San Francisco Bay Area. The state’s great inland valleys, while serving as a breadbasket for the world, have […]

Source: http://wyomingpublicmedia.org, May 10, 2013 By: Willow Belden Links to Sublette County water quality monitoring data Maps showing the locations of gas wells, water wells, and other hydrologic data Sublette County has been in the news a lot because of its air quality problems, which largely stem from natural gas production. But there’s another issue […]

Source: http://www.mondaq.com, May 13, 2013 By: Vicki Harding, Pepper Hamilton LLP Route 21 Associates of Belleville, Inc. v. MHC, Inc., 46 B.R. 75 (S.D.N.Y. 2012 – A company (Route 21) bought property from the debtor (MHC) in the mid-1980s that turned out to be contaminated. After the debtor filed bankruptcy in 2009, Route 21 attempted […]

Read here about a diesel fuel leak in Indianapolis that continues to be cleaned up.  

Source: http://www.propertycasualty360.com, February 4, 2013 By: Bryant Rousseau 1. Contingent Business Interruption cover is driving a lot of interest in the line, especially among hospitality clients. Companies with substantial international supply chains also are increasingly considering acquiring Contingent Business Interruption cover in case an environmental incident shuts down a supplier. 2. Mold is a source […]

Source: Wyoming Public Media, May 8, 2013 By: Irina Zhorov An energy group says a recently released report overstated issues of water use by the oil and gas industry. The Western Organization of Resource Councils released the report last month and said regulators need to consider the quantity of water the energy industry uses, in […]

Read here about cities in Iowa and Nebraska that have received federal funds to clean up contaminated sites.  

Read here about a trucking company in Montana who will pay thousands to settle pollution violations.  

Source: Resource Investing News, May 7, 2013 By: Vivien Diniz Overall, the United States is on track toward greater energy independence, and that road is paved with shale oil. US oil reserves have skyrocketed to the highest levels seen in 30 years thanks to shale oil. And it will only get better from there. On […]

Source: El Paso Times, May 5, 2013 Posted on: http://fpn.advisen.com The insurance on the fertilizer plant that blew up in West, Texas, on April 17 was a “drop in the bucket” next to the damage it caused, the spokesman for an industry group said Friday. Meanwhile, the state agency that regulates insurers said there is […]

Source: http://enr.construction.com, May 6, 2013 By: Candy McCampbell One month after a pipeline rupture sent 210,000 gal of heavy crude oil through an Arkansas neighborhood, officials announced initiation of a “reentry plan” so residents can start returning to their homes. That return will be “over the next few weeks,” according to a statement from the […]