NC lawyer: Landowners must take care on fracking
North Carolina landowners should be extremely careful when considering ceding drilling rights and legislators should require more information and protections for residents as the General Assembly evaluates whether to allow fracking, a state attorney said. More »
‘Rogue’ shale cracks beyond 600 meters unlikely
Hydraulic fracturing to increase gas output has a fraction of a 1 percent chance of causing unintended cracks in the earth beyond 600 meters (656 yards), according to research in Marine and Petroleum Geology. More »
Salazar: Feds still tweaking hydraulic fracturing rules
For months, the Obama administration has been preparing to unveil new regulations governing hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, but Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the mandates are still being refined. American Indian tribes also complain they weren’t adequately consulted over the planned rule. More »
‘Fracking’ advocates, critics gearing up in Mich.
The fight over hydraulic fracturing is coming to Michigan, along with a significant environmental test for the Great Lakes state’s Republican governor. More »
Earthquake link not stopping Ohio wastewater wells
Earthquakes in northeastern Ohio linked to the injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth haven’t slowed applications for more injection wells. More »
Fracking-linked earthquakes spurring state regulations
With scientific evidence emerging that wastewater from oil and gas drilling is the possible cause of earthquakes, states are adding new requirements for disposal wells. More »
As Bakken oil booms, police prepare for change
Booming oil production across a wide expanse of the Northern Plains is forcing law enforcement from the U.S. and Canada to gird for a spike in crimes ranging from drug trafficking and gun offenses to prostitution. More »
EPA resumes groundwater testing in Pavillion area
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies have begun a new round of water sampling in the area of a Wyoming gas field where the EPA says hydraulic fracturing may have caused groundwater pollution. More »
Fracking wastewater tied by scientists to earthquakes
Government scientists are focusing on the disposal of wastewater from oil and gas drilling as the possible cause of scores of earthquakes that have shaken the central part of the U.S. since 2000, according to a study. More »
Natural gas price hits another 10-year low
The price of natural gas has dropped to the lowest level in a decade as U.S. supplies continue to grow. More »
EPA gives industry breathing room on anti-pollution rule
Giving into energy industry demands, the federal government is set to announce today that it will give companies extra time to install new equipment to capture pollution from natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing operations nationwide. More »
WY gov. protests proposed federal fracking rules
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead is protesting new natural gas drilling regulations being considered by the federal government.
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