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FRAC Act—Congress Introduces Twin Bills to Control Drilling and Protect Drinking Water
June 10, 2009
By: Abrahm Lustgarten
DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) delivered the undergraduate commencement address at the University of Denver on Saturday, June 6th. Below is a copy of her remarks as prepared for delivery.
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American Public Deserves to Know Chemicals Used Near Their Water Sources
Oil and water don't mix, so lose loophole
June 9, 2009
By: Susan Greene
"Trust us."
That's what oil-and-gas companies are demanding as Congress considers regulating the toxic brews they're pumping into our ground.
Oil and water don't mix, so lose loophole
June 9, 2009
DeGette, Polis introduce FRAC Act aimed at closing hydraulic fracturing ‘loophole'
June 9, 2009
By: David O. Williams
DeGette challenges DU Class of 2009 to change the world
June 6, 2009
By: Chase Squires
Gazing across the University of Denver's Magness Arena at nearly 1,000 graduating seniors June 6, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette offered her congratulations and a hefty challenge: Change the world.
The oil-and-gas industry is gearing up for a battle over the regulation of a high-tech drilling technique that has opened up huge new fields for drilling, but that environmentalists fear could contaminate groundwater.
Legislation could change the drill for Barnett Shale
June 5, 2009
By: Dave Michaels
WASHINGTON – A drilling technique that made the Barnett Shale into the nation's most prolific natural gas field is under attack from environmental groups and could attract new regulations from a Democratic Congress.
Colo., NY reps want regulation of gas 'fracking'
June 5, 2009
By: Judith Kohler
DENVER (AP) — The push to put a widely used oil and gas drilling process under federal oversight could gain ground with a new administration in place and concerns about the development of huge gas fields in the East.