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Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of New BLM Hydraulic Fracturing Rules

On September 30, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming granted a motion for a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recently issued hydraulic...more

New Battleground Emerges in New York Fracing Debate

When New York officially banned hydraulic fracturing in late June 2015, many assumed the long-heated political debate was over and there would be no fracing in New York unless the courts overturned the ban. In less than a...more

City of Fort Collins, Colorado, Appeals Ruling Striking Down Fracking Bans

The week of September 22, the Fort Collins, Colorado, City Council voted to appeal a decision rendered last month that struck down the city’s fracking ban. In that August 2014 decision, a Larimer County District Court...more

Anti-Fracking Bill Defeated in California Senate

Yesterday, the California State Senate rejected a bill that would have put a moratorium on fracking until a state-commissioned study determined that it was safe. The bill, Senate Bill 1132, would have prohibited all “well...more

Local Fracking Bans Tested In Court While New York State Remains Undecided

After five years of “health impact analysis” on the effects of fracking, the New York State Department of Health (“NYSDOH”) has still offered no timeline for completion of the study. The NYSDOH study was commissioned by the...more

Anti-Fracking Push Begins in New Jersey with Symbolic Ban by Highland Park Borough

On September 18, 2013, the Highland Park Borough Council passed the first local ban on fracking in New Jersey. Highland Park, like most of New Jersey, has seen no fracking activity to date. And the 14,000-person borough has...more

9/20/2013  /  Fracking , Fracking Bans
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