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Hydraulic Fracturing | Fracking
New York Says No to Drilling in Allegany State Park
Oct 3, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
With New York set to soon open the state to hydraulic fracturing, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Friday protecting Allegany State Park...
Earthquakes Raise Fracking Concerns
Aug 29, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
An earthquake in Colorado last week has helped reignite fears that activities associated with hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could increase...
Frackers Face More Scrutiny in New York
Aug 19, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is taking on the hydraulic fracturing industry again, apparently opening a probe into methods the...
Morgantown Loses in Bid to Ban Fracking
Aug 16, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
An energy company has prevailed in its quest to kill Morgantown, West Virginia's fracking ban. Last Friday, Monongalia County Circuit Judge Susan...
Australian Farmers in Fracking Fight
Aug 15, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
Farmers in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia are waging a war against hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, by vowing to "lock out" mining...
Federal Fracking Report Fails to Ease Environmental Fears
Aug 12, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
A federal panel says hydraulic fracturing can be done safely if certain safeguards, such as full disclosure of fracking chemicals and air and...
Judge Gives Feds Go Ahead to Seek Dismissal of New York Fracking Lawsuit
Aug 11, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
The U.S government can move to have New York State’s lawsuit over hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin dismissed, a federal judge...
Industry-Supported Fracking Damage Fund Proposed in New York
Aug 9, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
If New York State is going to allow high-volume, horizontal hydraulic fracturing, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says it must come up with a way to...
Ohio Fracking Memo Endorses Deception in Soliciting Leases
Aug 8, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
The discovery of a mysterious memo has added a new wrinkle to the fracking debate in Ohio. The memo, which was discovered in the driveway...
Decades-Old EPA Report Blamed Fracking for Tainted West Virginia Water Well
Aug 4, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
A 1987 report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) detailed a case of well water contamination in West Virginia that the agency said was...
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