Bartonville News

The settlement between BP Products North America and the State of Texas resolves 72 emissions violations between 2005 and now, Attorney General Greg Abbott told a Houston news conference.

Fidelity Exploration & Production Co., of Denver, was charged under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for the death of a solitary sandpiper found in a company waste pit.

Earthjustice on Monday filed an appeal to the EPA Environmental Appeals Board for a similar permit granted earlier to Shell's other drill ship, Discoverer.

The agency that regulates offshore drilling said Friday it has approved a supplemental exploration plan submitted by BP.

Also known as fracking, the technique uses millions of gallons of water, along with sand and chemical additives, to unlock gas in deep shale formations in Pennsylvania, Texas and other states.