Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

BP gets ‘kid gloves’ treatment from regulators, Durbin says - Post-Tribune (Brett CHASE,  Post-Tribune;  June 12, 2014) Ex-BP Engineer Convicted over Gulf Oil Spill Wins New Trial  ( Associated Press/The Guardian; June 13, 2014) http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/13/bp-engineeer-new-trial-bp-spill Flawed Drilling Gear Still in Use After BP Oil Spill, Board Says (Neela BANERJEE, LA Times ; June 6, 2014) http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-gulf-spill-20140606-story.html

Photographer Captures Tar Sands "Destruction" from Above   (James GERKEN, The Huffington Post ; May 29, 2014) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/29/photos-keystone_n_5404159.html?utm_hp_ref=green Research Article: Evaluating Officially Reported Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emissions in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region with a Multimedia Fate Model  (PARAJULEE and WANIA, 2014) http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/01/29/1319780111.full.pdf+html

EPA Targets Refinery Pollution (Glenn HESS, Chemical & Engineering News ; May 26, 2014) http://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i21/EPA-Targets-Refinery-Pollution.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cen_latestnews+%28Chemical+%26+Engineering+News%3A+Latest+News%29 EPA Targets Oil Refineries' Emissions into Neighborhoods   (Tony BARBOZA, LA Times ; May 19, 2014) http://www.latimes.com/science/la-na-0516-refineries-20140516-story.html Selected Research Articles: Sulfur Dioxide and Volatile Organic Compound Exposure to a Community in Texas City, Texas Evalutated Using Aeromod and Empirical Monitoring Data  (CHEN et al., 2012) http://thescipub.com/pdf/10.3844/ajessp.2012.622.632 Quantifying Sources of Methane Using Light Alkanes in the Los Angeles Basin, California (PEISCHL et al., 2013) http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236884936_Quantifying_sources_of_methane_using_light_alkanes_in_the_Los_Angeles_basin_California/file/504...

Write Down of Two-Thirds of US Shale Oil Explodes Fracking Myth (Nafeez AHMED, The Guardian ; May 22, 2014) http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/may/22/two-thirds-write-down-us-shale-oil-gas-explodes-fracking-myth   U. S. Officials Cut Estimate of Recoverable Monterey Shale by 96% (Louis SAHAGUN, The LA Times ; May 20, 2014) http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oil-20140521-story.html Original EIA Analysis Report of July 2011   Review of Emerging Resources:  U. S. Shale Gas and Shale Oil Plays http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/usshalegas/pdf/usshaleplays.pdf N. B.:   Please refer specifically to "Table 1"; Page 5 of this document to see the originally forecasted estimate of recoverable oil from Monterey Shale. Links to additional background information and rebuttal documents are available in my original blog post on this issue entitled , "Monterey Shale:  'To Frack or not to Frack.'" and dated December 3, ...

Pipeline Rupture Spews 50,000 Gallons of Crude Oil in Atwater   (Jason WELLS,  LA Times ; May 15, 2014) http:// www.latimes.com /local/ lanow /la-me- ln -crude-oil-spill- atwater -village-20140515- story.html Other California News... San Andreas Fault:  Is California's Thirst Triggering Earthquakes?  (Becky OSKIN, Christian Science Monitor ; May 14, 2014) http:// m.csmonitor.com /Science/2014/0514/San- Andreas -Fault-Is-California-s-thirst-triggering-earthquakes San Andreas Fault Affected by Water Removal  (Brad JOHNSON, Liberty Voice; May 14, 2014) http:// guardianlv.com /2014/05/san- andreas -fault-affected-by-water-removal/ Article: Uplift and Seismicity Driven by Groundwater Depletion in Central California   (AMOS et al., 2014) http:// www.nature.com /nature/journal/ vaop / ncurrent /full/nature13275.html

Group says Arvin , County not Doing Enough in Gas Leak Evacuation   ( Anne STEGEN, KERO Channel 23 News ; May 5, 2014) http:// www.turnto23 .com/news/local-news/group-says- arvin -county-not-doing-enough-in-gas-leak-evacuation-050514 Expert Says Independent Air Sample of Evacuated Home in Arvin Shows Relatively High Levels if Chemicals Linked to Hydraulic Fracturing   ( Gl obal Community Monitor ; May 5, 2014) http:// www.gcmonitor.org /press-release-expert-says-independent-air-sample-of-evacuated-home-in- arvin -shows-relatively-high-levels-of-chemicals-linked-to-hydraulic-fracturing/ Arvin Still in the Dark a bout Leaking Gas Line   (Ruth BROWN, Californian Staff Writer, The Bakersfield Californian ; May 6, 2014) http:// www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com /local/x588887534/ Arvin -still-in-the-dark-about-leaking-gas-line A Similar Study involving Dr. Mark L. CHERNAIK : New Air Study Finds Dangerous Chemicals Near Gas Drilling Communities in Col...

Tankers Carrying Oil D erail , Catch Fire in Va .   (Alan SUDERMAN and Michael FELBERBAUM, Associated Press/ABC News ; April 30, 2014) http:// abcnews.go.com /US/ wireStory /train-catches-fire- lynchburg - va -derailment-23535898