Articles Tagged With 'Environmental Protection Agency'
Deteriorating Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Drinking Water, Homes Across the Country
Oil, gas and tainted water can seep through abandoned gas and oil wells into drinking water sources and sometimes into septic systems. But most states don't have enough money to plug them.
Halliburton’s Stonewalling Works in Pa., but Sparks Subpoena at EPA
Halliburton’s refusal to give the EPA a list of its fracking chemicals may seem risky, but its anti-disclosure campaign appears to be working in Pennsylvania.
Gov’t Testing Finds Air in Gulf Like L.A. on a Bad Day
Particulate pollution from the BP oil spill may make the air unhealthy for some people in the Gulf region.
Mixed Messages as the Oil Continues to Spew
BP, cleanup workers and the EPA squabble over health concerns in the Gulf.
ProPublica’s Abrahm Lustgarten on How the EPA Could Sanction BP
In this week’s podcast, we bring Abrahm Lustgarten back to share more of his reporting on the BP/Gulf oil spill.
After Approving Toxic Dispersants, EPA Orders BP to Use Less Toxic Ones
The EPA has given BP 24 hours to choose less toxic dispersants to apply to the Gulf oil spill, a published report says.
How Senator Vitter Battled the EPA Over Formaldehyde’s Link to Cancer
Louisiana Sen. David Vitter has battled the EPA over its assessment of formaldehyde, whose industry has been a generous campaign donor.
Joaquin Sapien and Abrahm Lustgarten on the EPA and Gas Drilling
ProPublica reporters take a look at the EPA's decision to conduct a nationwide scientific study of hydraulic fracturing.
EPA Launches National Study of Hydraulic Fracturing
The U.S. EPA plans a nationwide study to see if reported water contamination in gas drilling areas is caused by the practice of injecting chemicals and water underground to fracture the gas-bearing rock.
Did Lobbyists Push Off Regulation of a Controversial Chemical?
BPA has been linked to a litany of health problems, but the Environmental Protection Agency has delayed regulating it.
EPA: Chemicals Found in Wyo. Drinking Water Might Be From Fracking
Contaminated wells in Wyoming could become the first to be scientifically linked to a gas-drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing.
Democrats Call for Studies as Industry Assails Proposals to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing
Legislators who've been pushing a bill to regulate a controversial natural gas drilling process are now calling for further scientific study, a change in tack made under intense lobbying pressure and after a personal request from Colorado's Democratic governor.
EPA Attorneys Criticize Obama Nominee
A lawyer who has been defending GE in pollution cases has been chosen to lead the Justice Department's environment division.
