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State Net Capitol Journal Legislative Updates: Fracking Not A Watered-Down Topic
Posted on 9 Jul 2012 by State Net

FRACKING REMAINS A HOT TOPIC IN MANY STATES: The controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking," has boiled over in numerous statehouses this year. The battle has often come down along party lines, with Republicans heavily... Read More

Tags: State Net Capitol Journal , pollution , fracking , drinking water , shale gas , wastewater , natural gas drilling , wildfires , state parks , groundwater , hydraulic fracturing

Montana Homeowners Battle Forest Health (Timber Removal) Delay Demand By Environmental Groups
Posted on 30 Nov 2011 by William Perry Pendley

By William Perry Pendley, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mountain States Legal Foundation DENVER, CO. - Two Montanans have urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reject a motion to stay a July 2011 ruling by a Montana federal... Read More

Tags: Forest Service , Montana , environmental assessment , Mountain States Legal Foundation , elk cover , forest fires , forest health , William Perry Pendley , wildfires , environmental impact , Ninth Circuit

California sets forth indicators of disproportionate impacts of climate change on environmental justice communities
Posted on 5 Jan 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

To assist Cal-EPA with the examination of potential environmental justice concerns associated with climate change, Cal-EPA requested the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) [best known for its role in setting drinking water related... Read More

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State Net Capitol Journal Legislative Updates: Fracking Not A Watered-Down Topic
Posted on 9 Jul 2012 by State Net

FRACKING REMAINS A HOT TOPIC IN MANY STATES: The controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking," has boiled over in numerous statehouses this year. The battle has often come down along party lines, with Republicans heavily... Read More

Tags: State Net Capitol Journal , pollution , fracking , drinking water , shale gas , wastewater , natural gas drilling , wildfires , state parks , groundwater , hydraulic fracturing

Montana Homeowners Battle Forest Health (Timber Removal) Delay Demand By Environmental Groups
Posted on 30 Nov 2011 by William Perry Pendley

By William Perry Pendley, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mountain States Legal Foundation DENVER, CO. - Two Montanans have urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reject a motion to stay a July 2011 ruling by a Montana... Read More

Tags: Forest Service , Montana , environmental assessment , Mountain States Legal Foundation , elk cover , forest fires , forest health , William Perry Pendley , wildfires , environmental impact , Ninth Circuit