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Youngstown City Hydraulic Fracturing Ban Approved for May Ballot

In late February, we covered the state and federal legislative and enforcement responses to the release of hydraulic fracturing waste into a Youngstown, Ohio area tributary by a local oil and gas drilling operator. Shortly...more

Los Angeles City Council Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

After years of experimenting with regulations and ordinances, the Los Angeles City Council announced its harshest action yet in its struggle with the city’s medical marijuana industry, banning all dispensaries within city...more

Seneca county considers future of fatal fire's site; first step: demolishing building where mother and children died in arson fire

Seneca County officials are grappling with what to do with the site of a burned-out Romulus apartment house that was set on fire by a Lodi man in 2001. His wife and four children died in the fire. "At this point, our major...more

Memorial park may be built at site of fatal Seneca County fire

A memorial park may be built on the site of the Romulus apartment house where a former Lodi man killed his wife and four children. That was one option county officials discussed Wednesday when they met about how to proceed...more