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Sep-25-12 Bradford County, PA Depending upon how you look at it, fracking may be good news--if it doesn’t affect you personally. It helps with the global climate because burning gas emits less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than burning coal. And by supplying 30 percent of America’s natural gas, it’s arguably better for national security. B... - Famous Musician Weighs In On Hydraulic Fracking
Sep-6-12 New York, NY While the merits and risks of hydraulic fracturing water contamination have been debated for years by proponents from both sides of the contentious issue, a new voice has entered the fray: Sean Lennon, the musician son of Yoko Ono and the late John Lennon. Writing in an op-ed (opinion / editorial) piece in the New York Times last month, L... - Hydraulic Fracking Plaintiffs Reportedly Agree to Settle
Aug-22-12 Dimock, PA Residents of Dimock, a tiny community in northeastern Pennsylvania whose residents sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation over alleged hydraulic fracturing water contamination , have reportedly agreed to a settlement. Names on the proposed settlement document were redacted and the terms, and amounts of the proposed payouts have not been disclos... - Is Fracking Causing Earthquakes?
Jan-4-12 Cleveland, OH A recent earthquake in Ohio has experts debating whether activities related to hydraulic fracking for natural gas, which involves high-pressure liquid injection, may be the cause. On New Year's Eve a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck at a depth of approximately 2 miles. As a result, Ohio's Department of Natural Resources suspended opera... - Oil and Gas - Oil and Gas Accidents, Oil and Gas Law - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Oil and Gas workers are subject to some of the most hazardous industrial conditions in the US. Serious injuries and fatalities occur too often from an oil accident or gas accident. Oil and gas attorneys ensure that gas and oil companies are held accountable for oil drilling accidents and oil field accidents . People employed by gas and oil com... - $14M Settlement Reached in Marcellus Shale Rights Class Action
Pittsburgh, PA: An out of court settlement of $14 million has been signed off by a Westmoreland judge, ending a two year civil suit brought by 230 property owners against State College-based Rex Energy. The lawsuit involved Marcellus shale drilling rights. In their lawsuit, filed in 2009, property owners in the rural areas of Cook, Derry, Fair... - Companies in North Dakota Facing Fines over Drilling Mud Chemicals
Jun-16-11 Bismarck, ND Nearly 20 companies conducting work in North Dakota's oil patch are facing significant fines after they allegedly did not prevent waste pits from flooding during the spring, potentially releasing drilling mud chemicals . The Associated Press reports that the 19 companies are being fined millions of dollars in total. The director of t... - Drilling Mud Chemicals Removed from Arkansas Creek
May-31-11 Clinton, AR Hazardous waste removal workers have reportedly taken away 20 barrels of drilling mud chemicals from a Clinton, Arkansas creek, reports local radio station KUAR . According to the news source, Clinton Mayor Roger Rorie has voiced his concerns due to the fact that the chemicals were located in Choctaw Creek, which serves as the provider... - Fracturing Contamination Found in Landmark Study
May-12-11 Durham, NC Critics of the mining process for natural gas known as "fracking" (fracturing) received a boost with the publication of a landmark study that suggests a definitive link between the process of fracking and contamination found in area groundwater. Even with the study, the debate over hydraulic fracturing water contamination is expected to cont... - EPA to Investigate Hydraulic Fracking's Effects on Drinking Water
Apr-6-11 Washington, DC Drilling procedures related to finding and extracting natural gas - including a hydraulic fracturing also known as 'fracking'– are coming under federal review by the Department of Energy, following an order by President Obama. This follows on from an extensive review already underway by the Environmental Protection Agency. Th... - Texas Town Officials Agree on Moratorium for Hydraulic Fracking
Apr-6-11 Bartonville, TX The Bartonville, Texas Town Council recently agreed to impose a moratorium on obtaining new permits for hydraulic fracking and natural gas drilling, The Associated Press reports. According to the news source, Bartonville Mayor Ron Robertson said that the moratorium serves as a "cooling period" while town officials continue to study... - Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking Contamination, Hydrofracking, EPA Hydraulic Fracking
After recent EPA hydraulic fracking reports, hydraulic fracturing water contamination has given rise to fracking contamination lawsuits. Hydraulic fracturing contamination has possible cancer links: environmentalists and the public are concerned that fracking chemicals from hydrofracking can compromise the quality of drinking water from wells locat... - Hydraulic Fracturing FAQ
What is fracking ? Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracking or hydro-fracking, is a form of natural gas extraction by deep well drilling. How does fracking work? A pressurized mix of water and chemicals is injected deep underground, either vertically, horizontally or directionally (slanting), to create or widen fissures in shale rock form... - Recipe for Fracking Soup Is a Mystery
Mar-7-11 Glenwood Springs, CO Anyone watching the Oscars on February 27 may have missed the significance of Gasland , an Oscar-nominated documentary about the process of fracking and the impact the process allegedly has on grown water supplies. Most attention is focused on the winners, not the nominees. However, individuals whose water taps can instantly be tu... - Upstate New York Community Launches Fracking Suit
Feb-25-11 New York, NY: Nine families from the town of Horseheads in Upstate New York have launched a massive class-action suit against the Anschutz Exploration Corporation and its subcontractors alleging that a hydraulic fracturing operation to extract natural gas destroyed their property values and contaminated their drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing (kn... - New York Governor Halts Fracking Until July
Dec-16-10 New York, NY Proponents of a controversial drilling process designed to mine and capture natural gas from thousands of feet below the surface of the earth say that the process of "fracturing," or " fracking ," as it has come to be called, is safe and does not endanger area water supplies. But tell that to residents who can light their tap water on fir...