NGWA issued a press release January 31 on its new position paper, Hydraulic Fracturing: Meeting the Nation’s Energy Needs While Protecting Groundwater Resources, which focuses on principles for policymaking aimed at protecting groundwater in areas of the United States experiencing increased oil and gas development using hydraulic fracturing.
NGWA appreciates Representatives McCollum and Napolitano’s support for a National Ground Water Monitoring Network. The network is needed to provide basic information on the status and trends in nation’s groundwater, the water source for nearly half the U.S. population and 42 percent of irrigated agriculture.
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Read NGWA's letter of support regarding the Senate amendment to encourage energy efficiency, including geothermal heat pumps.
Click here to read NGWA's comments to EPA's approach to developing permitting guidance for oil and gas hydraulic fracturing activities using diesel fuels.
NGWA comments on EPA's Integrated Cleanup Initiative draft implementation plan offer support for the agency's efforts to accelerate cleanups, address a greater number of contaminated sites, and put sites back into productive use while protecting human health and the environment.
DERA passed Congress! On December 21, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) — legislation that will extend the highly successful clean air program for five more years. The U.S. Senate had approved DERA on December 16. NGWA thanks Congress for reauthorizing this program that facilitates voluntary replacement, upgrade, or retrofitting of diesel engines.