Topics : Energy & Environment


Although energy companies have drilled more natural gas wells in Pennsylvania, towns will see fewer dollars from them this year.


  • Oil Revenue Fuels Fighting Among Alaska Legislators
  • A 2007 oil production tax increase has helped the state save up $17 billion. But now Republicans want to roll back the hike to lure more business.





  • EPA Warns of Poor U.S. Water Quality
  • More than half of the nation’s thousands of miles of rivers and streams are plagued by poor water quality, including harmful nutrient pollution and mercury, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Oklahoma's Record 2011 Earthquake Tied to Oil Drilling
  • Scientists have linked Oklahoma’s biggest recorded earthquake to the disposal of wastewater from oil production, adding to evidence that may lead to greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas.
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  • EPA Wastewater Ruling a Big Win for Cities
  • A federal appeals court has sided with a group of Iowa cities challenging Environmental Protection Agency wastewater treatment rules that would have forced cities across the country to spend billions of dollars if the court had upheld them.




  • California Voters, Lawmakers Have No Say in Huge Habitat Restoration Project
  • It may be the most ambitious habitat restoration project ever conceived in the United States, and the transformation of the largest estuary on the West Coast is slated to be shaped and approved by a handful of appointed government officials.

  • The 7 States Running Out of Water
  • More than 80% of seven states were as of last week in “severe drought,” characterized by crop or pasture loss, water shortage and water restrictions.

Events & Webinars

  • It’s A Paperless, Paperless World..... Thinking Outside the Box to Gain Efficiencies through Prepaid Cards
  • April 23, 2013
  • Public sector organizations are under intense scrutiny to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible and with maximum transparency. An important consideration is the way in which payments are made and managed. Prepaid cards can offer flexibility, security and accountability to governments as a method of dispersing benefits, healthcare and social care payments, child benefits and housing benefits to their constituents.




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