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Study Finds No Direct Link Between Fracking, Groundwater Contamination
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A University of Texas study says there’s no direct link between groundwater contamination and a controversial process to extract oil and gas known as fracking. UT’s Energy...
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Scientists: Fracking Critics Often Misleading
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the debate over natural gas drilling, the companies are often the ones accused of twisting the facts. But scientists say opponents sometimes mislead the public, too. Critics of...
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Halliburton 3Q Profit Falls On Drilling Slowdown
NEW YORK (AP) — Halliburton Co. said Wednesday its third-quarter net income fell 12 percent as drilling activity declined and costs rose in its core North American business. The Houston energy services...
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Drinking Dirty Water: Is America’s Water Safety In Jeopardy?
Civilization is only as strong as its water supply. Communities and cities, as well as their economic stability, can quickly and easily be bruised, if not toppled, by the unchecked outbreak of...
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Poll: Two-Thirds Of Americans Support Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Project
NEDERLAND, Texas (CBS HOUSTON) – As the Obama administration nears a decision on the controversial $7 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline, a new survey finds a strong two-thirds of Americans support the...
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North Texas City Rejects Partial Fracking Ban
DENTON, Texas (AP) — The council governing a North Texas city that sits atop a large natural gas reserve rejected a bid early Wednesday that would have made it the first city in the state to ban...
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Texas Energy Group Asks Court To Halt Fracking Ban
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A North Texas city that sits atop a natural gas reserve is preparing for an extended court battle after voters made it the first in the state to ban further hydraulic...
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Congressional Democrats Seek To Step Up Fracking Oversight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on a congressional oversight panel are stepping up their investigation into how well states are regulating the disposal of oil and gas waste, citing continuing public...
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Defying GOP, Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill
WASHINGTON — Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his veto power for only the third time...
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Keystone XL Veto Could Make A Case Against Fracking
President Barack Obama recently vetoed a bill approved by both Congress and the Senate to build the Keystone XL pipeline, an oil pipeline system commissioned to transport oil from Canada and the North...
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USGS: More Data Needed To Assess Any Fracking-Pollution Link
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey says more data is needed to be able to say for sure if a link exists between unconventional oil and gas development and degraded water...
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This Week: Robin Williams Is Protected & Maya Angelou Gets Stamped
This week, a late comedian’s likeness can’t be used for quite some time and a late poet gets honored. ~ 1. Robin Williams Protected Robin Williams (Photo by Car Court/Getty Images) The late Robin...
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Report: Man-Made Earthquakes Shake Over A Dozen Areas In US
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a dozen areas in the United States have been shaken in recent years by small earthquakes triggered by oil and gas drilling, a government report released Thursday found....
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Texas Moves To Ban Own Cities From Banning Fracking
AUSTIN, Texas (CBS News/CBS Houston/AP) — Texas moved Monday to ban its own cities from imposing prohibitions on hydraulic fracturing and other potentially environmentally harmful oil and natural gas...
View ArticleEnvironmental Report Says Texas Oil Boom Increasing Air Pollution Levels
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A new report by an environmental groups says while the production of oil and natural gas in West Texas is booming it’s coming at a cost to residents who are regularly exposed...
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