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Longmont Sued By Colorado Oil and Gas Association

Last week we reported that the state of Colorado would not directly sue the town of Longmont to challenge the ban on hydraulic fracturing that town voters enacted in the November election....more

Local Governments Continue to Fight States for Right to Govern Fracking [Video]

Groundwater pollution, possible earthquakes, ownership disputes—there are any number of reasons local governments would prefer for the rulemaking surrounding hydraulic fracturing to take place as close to home as possible....more

Drillers Hose Texas Landowners with Fast & Dirty Fracking

Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” – a method of oil and gas extraction – was already controversial because of charges that the process is harmful to the environment. Now it’s being used to rip off landowners who refuse to...more