oil drilling

Officials from several New Jersey shore towns joined with some members of the state's congressional delegation Sunday to oppose federal plans that would allow oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean.

Mayors of several New Jersey shore towns are joining with members of Congress from the state to oppose allowing oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog says limited data and unreliable estimates on air pollution from oil and natural gas production are hindering the agency's efforts to police the drilling boom.

After more than two years in office, Governor Chris Christie received a pathetic report card from an environmental group that endorsed him in 2009.

Opponents of a plan to let companies test for hidden undersea oil and natural gas deposits from Delaware to Florida turned out in force Friday to urge the federal government to kill the idea.

Federal officials have announced plans to conduct environmental studies that could eventually pave the way for oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean up and down the East coast.