Monday, May 21 2012 5:10 PM EDT2012-05-21 21:10:23 GMT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts environmental officials are considering new regulations that would require state review to determine if proposed wind turbines would be too noisy in generating power. The Boston
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts environmental officials are considering new regulations that would require state review to determine if proposed wind turbines would be too noisy in generating power.
Monday, May 21 2012 5:06 PM EDT2012-05-21 21:06:34 GMT
GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue is trying to set standards for how North Carolina would permit shale gas exploration and production with an executive order
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue is trying to set standards for how North Carolina would permit shale gas exploration and production with an executive order directing a work group to make regulatory recommendations.
Monday, May 21 2012 4:12 PM EDT2012-05-21 20:12:59 GMT
JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Environmental advocates were among dozens of witnesses lining up to testify Monday on a bill laying out Ohio's new regulations for horizontal shale
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Environmental advocates were among dozens of witnesses lining up to testify Monday on a bill laying out Ohio's new regulations for horizontal shale drilling and the use of renewable energy.
Monday, May 21 2012 3:24 PM EDT2012-05-21 19:24:24 GMT
Tomorrow morning, the State Journal will launch Grounded, an energy-focused blog written by energy reporters Pam Kasey and Taylor Kuykendall. The blog will focus on issues related to coal, natural gas,
Tomorrow morning, the State Journal will launch Grounded, an energy-focused blog written by energy reporters Pam Kasey and Taylor Kuykendall.
Monday, May 21 2012 2:36 PM EDT2012-05-21 18:36:08 GMT
A Clear Fork resident recently filed a suit against Alpha Natural Resources subsidiary, Performance Coal Company, alleging he was unlawfully discharged for enforcing safety standards and for participating
Glen Farley filed the suit against his former employer in Raleigh County Circuit Court alleging he was fired for enforcing safety standards and for his participation in the UBB investigation.
Federal pipeline safety legislation that would require the use of automatic remote-control shut-offs advanced to the desk of President Obama on Dec. 23 and awaits his signature.
H.R. 2845 mandates the establishment of maximum safe operating pressures and reviews of compliance standards for pipelines that cross under rivers. It also sets minimum requirements for new incident reporting regulations to be developed by the Secretary of Transportation.
The bill has been criticized for failing to require the replacement of deteriorated pipes. And while it focuses attention on "high consequence" areas where large numbers of people or significant property values could be threatened by pipeline failures, it does not address pipelines in rural areas.
The federal bill follows by several days pipeline safety legislation signed Dec. 22 by Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett.
The Pennsylvania law gives the state's Public Utility Commission authority to inspect and investigate pipelines in coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, according to a media release from Republican state Rep. Matthew Baker, who introduced the legislation.
It enables the PUC to regulate pipelines without designating them public utilities, which avoids extending to the commission the power of eminent domain and so preserves private property rights.
The commission is expected to hire at least 12 additional pipeline safety inspection engineers, Baker said.
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