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Following the administration’s release of proposed federal rules for fracking on public lands, the Wall Street Journal quoted Amy Mall commending the administration for reducing the potential for water contamination, but expressing disappointment with a loosened chemical-disclosure requirement… Amy was also quoted in a CNNMoney.com piece on the new fracking rules, saying “we think the administration can and should have done more here to protect human health and the environment.” Though not included here, she was also quoted in E&E News coverage of the same topic…
In the print edition of The New York Times, Eric Goldstein expressed concern over New York’s ability to implement effective wastewater management techniques for fracking… Forbes magazine published an op-ed by Johanna Wald about combating climate change through environmentally responsible renewable energy development in the West… In an interview on NPR’s Marketplace, Deron Lovaas suggested that funding for transit be based on the number of miles you drive, instead of how much gas is used…
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz was quoted in a Globe and Mail piece about TransCanada’s reapplication to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, noting that there was never a strong U.S. need for it… David Hawkins spoke to E&E News about the impact of EPA’s carbon rule proposal for new power plants on Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) development… In a St. Louis Post-Dispatch piece, Rebecca Stanfield condemned Ameren Corp. for seeking to delay installation of pollution controls on coal-fired power plants in Illinois.