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Arnold & Porter: Hydraulic Fracturing – Legislative and Regulatory Materials and the Comprehensive Case Chart
Posted on 3 Aug 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP Hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a process used by the oil and gas industry for more than 60 years, has attracted the national spotlight. By injecting fluids and other materials... Read More

Tags: Utica Shale , oil wells , Cullen Howe , fracking , drinking water , clean air , shale gas , natural gas drilling , Arnold Porter , hydraulic fracturing , Marcellus Shale , groundwater contamination

Natural Gas Fracking Itself Is Not Contaminating Groundwater; Poor Waste Management and Bore Wells Are
Posted on 27 May 2012 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior posts have noted groundwater contamination associated with natural gas produced from deep shale deposits by hydraulic fracturing. A study by researchers (with no industry contributions) concludes that such pollution results not from liquids pumped... Read More

Tags: contaminated drinking water , Thomas Clarke , methane gas , hydro fracing , fracking , bore wells , hydrofacturing , shale gas , contaminated water , natural gas drilling , groundwater , hydraulic fracturing , groundwater contamination , hydraulic fracking

Natural Gas Fracking Itself Is Not Contaminating Groundwater; Poor Waste Management and Bore Wells Are
Posted on 27 May 2012 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior posts have noted groundwater contamination associated with natural gas produced from deep shale deposits by hydraulic fracturing. A study by researchers (with no industry contributions) concludes that such pollution results not from liquids pumped... Read More

Tags: contaminated drinking water , Thomas Clarke , methane gas , hydro fracing , fracking , bore wells , hydrofacturing , shale gas , contaminated water , natural gas drilling , groundwater , hydraulic fracturing , groundwater contamination , hydraulic fracking

Arnold & Porter: Hydraulic Fracturing – Legislative and Regulatory Materials and the Comprehensive Case Chart
Posted on 3 Aug 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP Hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a process used by the oil and gas industry for more than 60 years, has attracted the national spotlight. By injecting fluids and other materials... Read More

Tags: Utica Shale , oil wells , Cullen Howe , fracking , drinking water , clean air , shale gas , natural gas drilling , Arnold Porter , hydraulic fracturing , Marcellus Shale , groundwater contamination