Drilling For Facts Under The 'Promised Land' Fiction
There is plenty in the movie Promised Land that will prompt energy industry insiders to roll their eyes. But the overall issues explored in the film, which is being widely released in theaters Friday,...
View Article47 States Report Widespread Influenza Outbreaks
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.The influenza virus is on a lot of minds today. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says...
View ArticleInterior Secretary's Legacy Defined By Issues Of Oil
The Department of the Interior is huge — more than 70,000 employees manage a half-billion acres of public land, mostly in the West. The department does everything from operate national parks to...
View ArticleWill Obama Administration Clear Keystone XL Pipeline?
The future of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline is in the hands of the State Department. President Obama rejected a similar pipeline proposal last year, but now that Nebraska Gov.
View ArticleFocus On Fracking Diverts Attention From Horizontal Drilling
Mention the recent surge in oil and natural gas production in the U.S.
View ArticleCrews Clean Up Northeast Blizzard
As crews dig out from a record-breaking snow storm in New England, there are new worries about flooding. The National Weather Service reported waves three stories high off the coast. NPR's Jeff Brady...
View ArticleNew Blood Sparks Identity Crisis For Fraternal Group Of Farmers
Lots of passionate people are taking up farming these days, motivated by frustration with industrial farming, concerns about the environment, and a desire to build community and local food markets.
View ArticleGay Marriage Battle Shifts To States
Gay rights activists celebrated two big victories this week before the U.S. Supreme Court, as justices overturned the Defense of Marriage Act and cleared the way for same-sex marriages in...
View ArticleRail Industry Vows To Learn From Fiery Accident In Canada
As investigators look for what caused last weekend's train crash in Canada, a question is emerging across the border in the U.S.: Could it happen here? Transportation safety officials have warned...
View ArticleOffshore Drilling Rig Remains On Fire In Gulf Of Mexico
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.An offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico is on fire. Regulators say the rig has partially...
View ArticlePenn State To Penalize Workers Who Refuse Health Screenings
If you work for Penn State and don't agree to step on a scale or have your waist measured, it could soon cost you $100 a month.
View ArticleStates Target Hybrids As Gas Tax Revenues Ebb
Americans are buying less gasoline than they did just a few years back. While many people believe this is a good thing, it does present a problem: Most road construction is paid for with fuel taxes....
View ArticleAmish Community Not Anti-Technology, Just More Thoughtful
Many outsiders assume the Amish reject allnew technology. But that's not true.One Amish man in Lancaster County, Pa., checks his voicemail about four times a day. His shop is equipped with a...
View ArticleA Medicaid Expansion In Pennsylvania May Take Time
In Pennsylvania, more than a half-million people who don't have insurance are waiting to hear whether the state will take advantage of a Medicaid expansion that's part of the Affordable Care Act.The...
View ArticleDeepwater Horizon Trial Enters Second Phase
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block.Oil giant BP was back in a New Orleans federal courtroom...
View ArticlePhase 2 Of BP Trial Focuses On Amount Of Spilled Oil
In a New Orleans courtroom this week, BP and the federal government are arguing over how much oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010.Oil flowed from the...
View ArticleFuel Supply System Fixes Pick Up Gas After Superstorm Sandy
One of the effects of Superstorm Sandy a year ago could be seen at service stations throughout New York City and surrounding areas: Motorists joined long lines outside the few stations that had both...
View ArticleHow Fracking In Pennsylvania Helps Clear The Air In New York
The state of New York effectively has a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing as the government figures out how to regulate the controversial drilling technology. Still, the state is benefiting from a...
View ArticleBP Argues Companies Are Unfairly Cashing In On 2010 Spill
Oil giant BP is challenging hundreds of millions of dollars in claims that were filed by businesses after the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.The total price tag for BP's oil spill is...
View ArticleAs Temps Drop, Gas Prices Rise, Along With Demand For Fuel
Cold weather this week has boosted demand for heating fuels across the country. Natural gas prices are up, especially in the Northeast. At one point prices for natural gas into New York City jumped...
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