The scope and pace of modern oil and gas extraction has exploded in recent years with the advent of hydraulic fracturing and related exploration technologies. Data quality and management, unfortunately, have not kept up.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Fracking chemicals, open data, and government transparency
As the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalizes a new rule to govern oil and gas drilling and fracking, the public is calling for complete and timely disclosure of the chemicals used at every fracking operation.
Continue readingRep. Cory Gardner helps energy interests that help his wife
While Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., has an active role in shaping U.S. energy policy his wife has been hired by an energy nonprofit run out of a Houston lobbying and PR shop that represents energy interests.
Continue readingFractious fracking debate continues
Environmental groups have inundated federal officials with comments about proposed fracking regulations but they say industry is still getting its way.
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