National (U.S.)

NJ Poised To Ban Fracking, NY To Restart It

"It's been a busy week for anyone following the national debates over hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking,' the controversial method used to cut into shale rock to extract natural gas. In New Jersey, a strong bipartisan majority in both chambers of the legislature approved a bill banning fracking in the state as its neighbor to the north, New York, appeared ready to end its moratorium on the practice."

Source: Mother Jones, 07/01/2011

"EPA Finalizes 15% Ethanol Content Label; Critics Vow Challenges"

"U.S. EPA [Tuesday] issued a final rule on how gasoline stations must label fuel with up to 15 percent ethanol content (E15), marking a step toward legal sale of the fuel and drawing criticism from several groups that said the labels will not do enough to prevent consumers from misusing it."

Source: Greenwire, 06/29/2011

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