Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Fracking Report Clears Way for California Oil, Gas Leasing to Resume  (Julie CART, L. A. Times ; August 28, 2014) http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-fracking-report-20140829-story.html Fracking Study May Allow Feds to Resume Lucrative Oil Leases in Kern (John COX, Bakersfield Californian ; August 28, 2014) http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/kern-gusher/x1762555211/Fracking-study-may-allow-feds-to-resume-lucrative-oil-leases-in-Kern   Fracking Poses Little Risk of Air and Water Pollution , Report Finds; BLM to Restart Oil and Gas Leases (Molly PETERSON, 89.3 KCPP/scrp.org; August 29, 2014)* http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/08/29/46356/fracking-poses-little-risk-of-air-and-water-pollut/   Report: Advanced Well Stimulation Technologies in California:  An Independent Review of Scientific and Technical Information [California Council for Science and Technology (CCST); August 28, 2014] http://ccst.us/publications/2014/2014wst.pdf (*) = As ...

'Unbelievable Devastation':  Massive Mining Waste Spill Causes Water Ban in Canada ( RT.com; August 6, 2014) http://rt.com/news/178320-canada-mine-tailings-breach/ N. B. :  Includes aerial footage videos of Mount Polley by Cariboo Regional District. Mount Polley Mine Tailings Breach:  'The Devastation Up the Lake is Unbelievable'  (Bal BRACH, CBC News; August 5, 2014) http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mount-polley-mine-tailings-breach-the-devastation-up-the-lake-is-unbelievable-1.2728005 N. B. :  Includes photos, CBC event news coverage (article links), and raw video footage. Report: Independent Review of the Mount Polley Mine Technical Assessment Report for Proposed Discharge of Mine Effluent (2009) - Final Report June 2011 https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1262983/final-report-mpmc-master-ta-review-jun21-2011.pdf

Letter from 1985 Spares abo ut 100 Wells from Shutdown (John COX, Bakersfield Californian; August 4, 2014) http:// www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com /business/ kern -gusher/x603939181/Letter-from-1985-spares-about-100-wells-from-shutdown California Oil Regulators Add 95 Wells to Review (John COX, Bakersfield Californian ; July 12, 2014) http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/kern-gusher/x634492505/Oil-regulators-focus-on-95-injection-wells N. B.:   Aforementioned article posted on Eaglefordtexas.com by Shane THIELGES http://eaglefordtexas.com/news/id/130690/california-oil-regulators-add-95-wells-review/ I believe that the statement found on page 2 in the following letter written by Eric JANTZ , Staff Attorney regarding The Safe Drinking Water Act and Energy and Mineral Resource Development says it quite eloquently: "Nevertheless, Congress did not intend to make protection of water sources secondary to mineral development." Aquifer Exempt...

Lake Erie algae bloom leaves 400,000 in Ohio without drinking water | WJLA.com ( WJLA/Associated Press;  August 3, 2014) Frequently Asked Questions: What are the Dangers of Harmful Algal Blooms? Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health (NOAA) http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Centers/HABS/faqs_dangers_habs.html Recent Research Articles: Record-Setting Algal Bloom in Lake Erie Caused by Agricultural and Meteorological Trends Consistent with Expected Future Conditions (MICHALAK et al., 2013) http://www.pnas.org/content/110/16/6448.full.pdf Progress in Understanding Harmful Algal Blooms: Paradigm Shifts and New Technologies for Research, Monitoring and Management (ANDERSON et al., 2012) http://epic.awi.de/32439/1/Anderson_Hall_Cembella_annurev-marine-120308-081121.pdf Harmful Algal Blooms:   How Strong is the Evidence that Nutrient Ratios and Forms Influence Their Occurrence? (DAVIDSON et al.,2012) http://www.jlakes.org/web/1-s2.0-S0272...

Fracking Concerns in Ohio... Got Science?  Ohio Wake-Up Call on Fracking Disclosure Laws (Seth SHULMAN, Huffington Post; July 31, 2014) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-shulman/got-science-ohio-wake-up_b_5639164.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 Glitch Sparks Smoky Fire at Gas Well (Jennifer SMITH-RICHARDS. The Columbus Dispatch; June 29, 2014) Glitch sparks smoky fire at gas well U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Pollution/Situation Report Statoil Eisenbarth Well Response (June 28 - 29, 2014) http://www.theoec.org/sites/default/files/Eisenbarth%20well%20pad%20fire.pdf

State Shuts Down Another Kern Oil Injection Well   (John COX, Bakersfiel d Califor nian; July 31, 2014) http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/kern-gusher/x603937712/State-shuts-another-Kern-oil-injection-well