Topic: Louisiana
EPA to study 'fracking' gas drilling method
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EPA to study environmental impact of drilling method used to recover natural gas in shaleThe Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it will study potential human health and water quality threats from an oil and natural gas drilling technique that injects massive amounts of water, sand and chemicals underground. Hydraulic ...
AT&T workers in Southeast ratify union contract
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AT&T workers ratify union contract covering about 30,000 employees in the SoutheastAT&T Inc. said Friday that its employees approved a new three-year contract covering about 30,000 workers in the Southeast. The new pact calls for pay and pension increases over the next three years ...
US rig count increases by 23
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US rig count increases by 23 to 1,396The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 23 this week to 1,396. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 926 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 456 for oil. Fourteen ...
Democrats mired in swamp they vowed to drain
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After vowing to drain the swamp of ethics abusers, Democrats find themselves mired in itA rash of ethics lapses has given Democrats an election-year headache: how to convince skeptical voters that they're any cleaner than Republicans they accused of fostering a "culture of corruption" in 2006. From the conduct ...
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