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China delays operation to block deadly gas well

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials with the Bureau of Land Management have suspended operations on a controversial gas well on federal land for more than a week.

The agency said Tuesday it plans to send crews into the area Thursday morning to start repairing the well — a $75 million project meant to supply North Dakota's growing domestic gas industry. The well was hit by heavy rains, which caused the spill in the remote, heavily forested region of Hardisty County. A team of more than 50 workers is on site.

The U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday that the operation would have to be halted if "significant quantities of methane" was allowed to contaminate a water source in the area. The agency also said it would start inspecting surrounding land for contamination — but that a thorough examination of the area would be postponed until the cleanup has been completed.

A large hole in the ground was created around the well as it ran dry in August. Authorities said the water was contaminated with fracking fluid before a company used a hydraulic fracturing technology to break up a large amount of shale rock. The company is still awaiting EPA approval.

"It has become evident the EPA has failed to protect sensitive waterways and water quality areas across the country from hydraulic fracturing," Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said in a statement. "I cannot imagine a greater mistake for taxpayers and our local communities to continue down a route where we believe the risks are extreme, as some of this activity has occurred."

An investigation into the well's safety found that the company that operated it had failed to follow federal regulations for the operation and failed to keep logs of the operation's actions, according to the Department of the Interior. The agency said it is investigating further.

North Dakota has been on high alert since the well broke, because of concern that the region's large domestic gas production could affect the state's agricultural economy. The state has been in recession and is suffering from a declining economy thanks to a drought caused by the collapse of the oil industry.

For the past week, the BLM and federal Fish and Wildlife service have been at the scene of several natural gas spills. The most recent came on Aug. 1, when a gas well blew out on the border of North Dakota and Kansas, which led to the evacuation of many residents and their vehicles and prompted a federal evacuation order.

The latest incident occurred over the weekend, when a pipeline pipe fractured during the maintenance of another well that went dry in the region's northwest, according to the agency. The agency said it also said it plans to shut down some other gas fields. The agency said that, while they are "continuing to assess" the risks to drinking water, the affected fields are no longer being service
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Tony abbott to meet premiers over holden closure plan

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Prime Minister Tony Abbott will meet premiers this week to try to hold off a $12 billion closure of Essendon's former St Kilda facility, with a view to securing a $5 billion government loan.

The state government is expected to release a statement about the plan for the state's biggest project in more than a decade on Wednesday afternoon.

"Premiers will be meeting with the PM this week to talk about a number of issues, including how to meet the $12 billion deadline and secure a new source of funding for the project," a statement from the premier's office said.

The $9 billion-plus cost of the facility, which will house the Bombers, will be covered by $6.5 billion in federal funding and $5.2 billion from the state.

But there is no guarantee the Premier's Office will approve the bond.

It is understood the $5 billion from the state's resources fund will not be guaranteed.

This would leave the project facing a significant "black hole" in state funding and have major consequences for an industry once considered among Australia's best.

The state's biggest development in recent years

The state will use its share of the $50 million in new money the federal government had promised to provide, to help Essendon in its struggle to survive.

State and federal governments have also pledged $5 billion in public money to help the Bombers with their $2 billion closure bill.

The announcement was made last week in an economic assessment by the Victorian Government, which also has responsibilities as chair of the Victorian Government Agency to Invest in Infrastructure, including Infrastructure Australia, Infrastructure Queensland, the Victorian Government and the Department of Environment.

Premier Daniel Andrews said he would be meeting with premiers to discuss the project on Wednesday afternoon.

"Essendon has been, and will continue to be, an employer here in the Victorian state," Mr Andrews said.

"Essendon's staff, and the millions of jobs they have created across the state, are in no way diminished by this.

"We will continue to build the very best workforce in Australia, and we will continue to support the Essendon Football Club."

Mr Andrews is keen to find a way to extend the current agreement for 50 years, until 2031, after which the deal would be ended and the Bombers would have to take over Essendon's current location, which is believed to be the city's Olympic Park.

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said it was wrong that the state Government was responsible for the $2 billion the Bombers owed, because it was its people who had to provide the funds.

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