Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Cuomo to Ban Fracking in New York State, Citing Health Risks  (Thomas KAPLAN, New York Times ; December 17, 2014) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/nyregion/cuomo-to-ban-fracking-in-new-york-state-citing-health-risks.html?_r=0 N. B .:  A link to the 184 paged document entitled "A Public Health Review of High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing for Shale Gas Development" (ZUCKER, 2014)   is available within the body of the aforementioned New York Times article. Update: New York's heralded fracking ban isn't all its cracked up to be (Kristen LOMBARDI, State Impact NPR Pennsylvania ; December 8, 2017) https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2017/12/08/new-yorks-heralded-fracking-ban-isnt-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/

U. S. Taxpayers Help Fund Oil-Train Boom Amid Safety Concerns  (Jarrett RENSHAW, Reuters ; December 14, 2014) http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/14/us-railways-crude-insight-idUSKBN0JS0DR20141214

This is a continuation of "The New NDAA and Native American Lands" blog post, dated December 5, 2014.  This information speaks to the "Resolution Copper Mine Project" sponsored by Rio Tinto PLC (55%) and BHP Copper, Inc. (45%). Defense Bill Passes, Giving Sacred Native American Sites to Mining Company  (Michael MC AULIFF, Huffington Post ; December 12, 2014) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/12/defense-bill-passes-rio-tinto_n_6317946.html U. S. Congress Approves Land Swap for Rio-BHP Copper Mine in Arizona  ( Reuters ; December 12, 2014) http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/12/us-rio-tinto-copper-resolution-idUSKBN0JQ28L20141212 San Carlos Apache Leader Seeks Senate Defeat of Copper Mine on Sacred Land (Gale COUREY TOENSING,  Indian Country Today Media Network ; December 8, 2014) http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/12/08/san-carlos-apache-leader-seeks-senate-defeat-copper-mine-sacred-land-158181 Report:  Rio Tinto, BHP Billingto...

U. S. Supreme Court Rejects BP Challenge to Gulf Settlements (Lawrence HURLEY, Reuters ; December 8, 2014) http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/08/us-usa-court-bp-idUSKBN0JM1KR20141208 Prior History and Documentation : U. S. Court Rejects BP Bid to Require Proof of Gulf Oil Spill Losses  (Jonathan STEMPEL,  Reuters ; December 25, 2013) http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/25/us-bpspill-ruling-idUSBRE9BO08W20131225 BP Appeals Ruling that Victims Needn't Prove Spill-Loss Link  (Laurel Brubaker CALKINS,  Bloomberg Businessweek ; December 26, 2013) http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-26/bp-appeals-order-victims-needn-t-prove-losses-tied-to-spill Actual United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana Case Documentation :   http://www.deepwaterhorizoneconomicsettlement.com/docs/FILED_Amended_Complaint_Economic_Class_Doc_6412_5-2-2012.pdf

Feds Approve Pipeline to Bring Marcellus Shale Gas to New York, New England  (Katie COLANERI, State Impact/NPR ; December 3, 2014) https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2014/12/03/feds-approve-pipeline-to-bring-marcellus-gas-to-new-york-new-england/ Pipeline Developper Turns on Pressure (Brian NEARING, Times Union ; December 5, 2014) http://m.timesunion.com/business/article/Pipeline-developer-turns-on-pressure-5939036.php N. B.:  For more information concerning the Constitution Pipeline, please consult the following websites below : Constitution Pipeline Frequently Asked Questions  (Piedmont Natural Gas) http://www.piedmontng.com/investors/constitutionfaq.aspx Constitution Pipeline  http://constitutionpipeline.com/

Mishaps at Nuke Repository Lead to $54 M in Fines  (Cole MILLER, KRQE News 13 ; December 6, 2014) http://krqe.com/2014/12/06/mishaps-at-nuke-repository-lead-to-54m-in-fines/ New Mexico Levies $54 M in Penalties Against the DOE for Mishaps at Nuclear Repository ( FOX Business/Associated Press ; December 6, 2014) http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2014/12/06/new-mexico-levies-54m-in-penalties-against-doe-for-mishaps-at-nuclear/ New Mexico Slaps Federal Energy Agency with $54 Million in Fines  (Laura ZUCKERMAN, Reuters ; December 6, 2014) http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/07/us-usa-nuclear-newmexico-idUSKBN0JL01F20141207 N. B . :  Information on the Salt Haul Truck Fire  of February 5, 2014 and the  "Radiological Release Event"  ( i. e. , Nuclear Waste Leak) that occurred on February 14, 2014, with included documentation in pdf form , may be found at the following U. S. DOE website link: What Happened at WIPP in February 2014 [Waste Isolat...

EDC brings suit over offshore drilling (Erin LENNON; Santa Maria Times ; December 3, 2014)

Congress Raids Ancestral Native American Lands with Defense Bill  (Michael MC AULIFF, Huffington Post ; December 3, 2014) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/03/ndaa-land-deals_n_6264362.html Congress Gives Native American Lands to Foreign Mining Company with New NDAA  ( RT.com ; December 5, 2014) http://rt.com/usa/211531-native-indian-lands-mining/ Congressmen Admit to Not Reading NDAA Before Voting for It; "I Trust the Leadership" ( RT.com ; December 5, 2014) http://rt.com/usa/211879-ndaa-congress-read-bills/ Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (NDAA) Rules Committee Print 113–58 House Amendment to the Text of S. 1847 ( December 2, 2014 ) http://antiwar.com/docs5/ndaa2015.pdf N. B. :  Please refer to Section 3003, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation (Page 1103 - 1130) of this document.   NDAA PDF made available to the Public through "Antiwar.com"! Uhh...   ...

Oil Spill One of the Worst Pollution Disasters in Israel's History, Officials Say (Zafrir RENAT, Shirley SEIDLER, and News Agencies, Haaretz ; December 4, 2014) http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.629958 N. B. :  Embedded Video footage from Israel Environmental Protection Office The Aftermath...    Negev Arava Oil Spill Israel:  Oil Secrets to Spill (John REED and David SHEPPARD, Financial Times;  January 26, 2016) https://www.ft.com/content/6260b762-c067-11e5-846f-79b0e3d20eaf Cleaning up oil in Arava (Rebecca KUROPATWA, Jewish Independent;  13th February 2015) http://www.jewishindependent.ca/cleaning-up-oil-in-arava/ Hebrew University Scientists hope to provide solution for Arava oil spill cleanup (Sharon UDASIN, The Jerusalem Post; January 1, 2015) http://www.cfhu.org/news/jerusalem-post-article-hebrew-university-scientists-hope-to-provide-solution-for-oil-spill Selected Studies Oil spill effects on soil hydrophobicity a...

Toxic Living:  California Neighbors Sue After Finding Homes Were Built on Oil-Saturated Soil (Sarah NETTER, ABC News ; May 19, 2010) http://abcnews.go.com/Health/toxic-oil-found-half-million-dollar-california-homes/story?id=10647662 Carson Declares Emergency Over Contamination in Housing Tract  (Christine MAI-DUC, Los Angeles Times ; July 30, 2013) http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/30/local/la-me-0731-carson-contamination-20130731 Carson Officials, Law Firm, Excoriate Shell Oil over Proposed Carousel Contamination Clean Up (Sandy MAZZA, Daily Breeze ; March 24, 2014) http://www.dailybreeze.com/environment-and-nature/20140324/carson-officials-law-firm-excoriate-shell-oil-over-proposed-carousel--cleanup Carson Homeowners Continue to Fight Shell Oil Company on Soil Contamination  (Carlos GRANDA, KABC-TV Eyewitness News 7 ; September 16, 2014) http://abc7.com/news/homeowners-continue-to-fight-shell-oil-on-contamination/311032/ Carson Praises Shell Oil's...

They're Here:  Oil Pipeline Terminal Near Bakersfield Receives First Train Shipment  (John COX, The Bakersfield Californian ; December 2, 2014) http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/kern-gusher/x1952135308/Theyre-here-Oil-pipeline-terminal-southwest-of-Bakersfield-receives-first-train-shipment Lois HENRY:  Rail Shipments of Volatile Oil Should Be Transparent  (Lois HENRY, The Bakersfield Californian ; December 2, 2014) http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/columnists/lois-henry/x1952135303/Rail-shipments-of-volatile-oil-should-be-transparent Documentation U. S. Rail Transportation of Crude Oil:  Background and Issues for Congress (FRITTELLI et al., 2014) http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306472/m1/1/high_res_d/R43390_2014May05.pdf N. B .:   Pages 20 - 22 beginning with "Railroad Operations" is rather informative. 49 Code of Federal Regulations (C. F. R.) §172.820; 73 Federal Register 72182   "Additional Plan...