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Virginia panel recommends new fracking regulations
Posted by Associated Press: Steve Szkotak on June 3rd, 2015
Associated Press: A Virginia advisory panel is recommending that energy companies disclose the chemical ingredients they use in horizontal fracking, a type of natural gas drilling that has raised environmental concerns.
The recommendation, among 14 proposed by the panel, would also require drilling companies to provide the state with closely guarded industry “recipes” for the fracking fluids.
The proposals have been submitted to Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration for review and a new round of public review....
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In decline, coal in crosshairs in Virginia governor’s race
Posted by Associated Press: Steve Szkotak on October 6th, 2013
Associated Press: Coal has emerged as a defining issue in the race for Virginia's governor, and the stark divide between Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAuliffe has grown wider with the release of new federal pollution limits on coal-fired power plants.
The political debate centers on potential job losses southwest Virginia's coal industry would sustain under the proposed pollution guidelines. Cuccinelli contends that McAuliffe is complicit with the Obama administration's proposed regulations, which...