"Louisville Neighbors Sue Over Coal Plant Ash"
"LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A group of Louisville residents who say coal ash from a nearby power plant drifts into their lungs and homes have sued the utility company."
Source: AP, 12/18/2013
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US Is Making A Lot Less Off Drilling On Public Lands Than It Should Be
"WASHINGTON –- The federal government isn't doing enough to ensure it collects a 'fair return' for the oil and gas that companies produce from public lands, in part due to policies on revenues for onshore drilling that are nearly a century old, according to a critical report on the Department of the Interior released Tuesday."
Source: Huffington Post, 12/18/2013
"Supreme Court Rejects Oil Spill Contempt Case"
"The Interior Department will not be held in contempt over its actions in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after the Supreme Court declined on Monday to review an appeals court ruling in the government's favor."
Source: Reuters, 12/17/2013
"USEC, Enricher of Uranium for U.S., Seeks Bankruptcy"
"WASHINGTON — USEC, the sole American company in the uranium enrichment business, said Monday that it would file for bankruptcy early next year, although it hopes to keep operating."
Source: NY Times, 12/17/2013
"Ohio, Mich. Riled Over Plan To Bury Radioactive Waste"
"In tiny Kincardine, Ont., about a four-hour drive north of Toledo, a $1 billion plan to bury radioactive nuclear waste is riling up a number of elected officials in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan."
Source: Toledo Blade, 12/17/2013
"Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Found in Water at Fracking Sites"
"A study of hydraulic fracturing sites in Colorado finds substances that have been linked to infertility, birth defects and cancer."
Source: LA Times, 12/17/2013
"Drive To Mine Uranium in Va. Comes To Quiet Pause"
"RICHMOND, Va. — A company is suspending its campaign to mine one of the world’s largest known deposits of uranium ore in Virginia, concluding that Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe’s opposition presents a significant challenge over the next four years."
Source: AP, 12/16/2013
"Keystone XL Pipeline Loses Support From U.S. Customer"
"Continental Resources, one of the companies that has committed to ship crude on TransCanada Corp's proposed Keystone XL pipeline, now says the controversial pipeline is no longer needed."
Source: Reuters, 12/16/2013
OR, WA Coal Export Terminals Threatened By Falling Asian Prices
"Three years ago, coal was hot. Stoked by insatiable coal-fired Chinese power plants, international demand boomed. Prices soared. Phones rang frequently at Oregon and Washington ports. On the other end? Eager investors hoping to snatch up land to build export terminals to quench Asian demand. How things have changed."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 12/16/2013
Canadian Agencies Hide Spending on Anti-Enviro Spy Firm -- Leaked Docs
"Stratfor came under fire recently after a leaked company document prepared for an oil company outlined ways to counter activist groups, such as Greenpeace, who oppose Canada’s oilsands development."
Source: Canadian Press, 12/16/2013
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