Vermont Becomes the First State to Outlaw Fracking—Stone Pigman's Keith Hall

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Because of all the media attention its received as of late, the perception surrounding fracking is almost completely negative. That negative perception is starting to generate more and more action on behalf of lawmakers: we’ve seen various local bans and restrictions before but earlier this week Vermont became the first state to See more +

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Because of all the media attention its received as of late, the perception surrounding fracking is almost completely negative. That negative perception is starting to generate more and more action on behalf of lawmakers: we’ve seen various local bans and restrictions before but earlier this week Vermont became the first state to completely outlaw hydraulic fracturing. To discuss the legislation, why it came first from Vermont and whether or not we’ll see more legislation like this in the future, we bring in Keith Hall of Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann and the excellent Oil & Gas Law Brief. See less -