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The NYT published an editorial over the weekend praising President Obama for releasing tens of millions of barrels of oil from...


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That's the title to an article in the WSJ seeking to separate fact from myth regarding the claims about hydraulic fracturing:  "...


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U.S. EPA HF Study
By Greg Russell On June 25, 2011

U.S. EPA HF Study

We have reported previously on the study being conducted by U.S. EPA regarding the claimed impacts of hydraulic fracturing on the...


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The Edmund Sun is reporting on a new economic impact study finding that Oklahoma's oil and gas industry provides 300,000 jobs in...


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By Greg Russell On June 25, 2011

New Fracking Ban

The Daily Journal is reporting that the city of Morgantown, WV, has banned the use of hydraulic fracturing within the city and a...


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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently found, among other things, that plaintiffs lacked standing...


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Signed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, HB 3328 becomes effective September 1, 2011, requiring operators to disclose the chemicals used...


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AEP v. Conn - No GHG Nuisance Claim

The Supreme Court issued its ruling today in the long-awaited climate change nuisance suit. The Court concluded that federal...


Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Clean Air Act, Environment, GHG

By Greg Russell On June 20, 2011

Local Impacts

We thought you might be interested in a couple of articles:  First, one on how Ohio oil and gas development is already having a...


Tags: Marcellus, Energy, Utica, Shale

Addressing an issue of first impression, the Ohio Supreme Court recently held that a "most favored nation" clause in an electric...


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