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EPA's New Fracking Regulations Don't Go Far Enough

First proposed in July 2011, the final rules have been welcomed by environmental groups as a much-needed initial move in reducing pollution and protecting public health from the toxic chemicals involved in the oil and natural gas drilling process. But many cautioned it was just a first step.

By Dino Grandoni

Apr 19, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

BP Spill Sickens People; What Thoreau Tells About Global Warming

The Nation on the health toll of the oil spill, USA Today on the EPA's failure with smelting, Mother Jones on seabirds, and The New York Times on greening Europe and reading Thoreau

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By Adam Clark Estes

Apr 18, 2012

EPA Passes New Fracking Rules

Natural gas companies can keep drilling per usual, say the Environmental Protection Agency's new rules for hydraulic fracturing or, as everybody who's not a government employee refers to it, "fracking."

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By Dino Grandoni

Apr 2, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

Texas's Continuing Drought; Curbing Coal

Monday's best green reads: NPR on the Texas drought, Mother Jones on anti-coal activism, The New York Times on uranium-mine radiation, The Guardian on measuring global warming, and Good on an eco-friendly pantry.

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By Eric Randall

Mar 19, 2012

Romney's Regulation Swipes on Obama Need a Rewrite

In a speech Monday, Mitt Romney debuted some colorful language -- by Romney's buttoned up standards, at least -- to attack the Obama administration for over-regulation, and, from our vantage, he got a few facts mixed up.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 26, 2012

Why Obama Can't Say 'Frack'

As part of a broader strategy to take advantage of our nation's natural gas reserves, President Obama announced plans to offer a tax credit for natural gas-burning trucks at a speech in Las Vegas on Thursday.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 29, 2011