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Environmental Groups File Suit to Compel EPA to Review and Revise Oil and Gas Waste Regulations

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According to the complaint, the harm allegedly includes the “potential carcinogenic effects of hydraulic fracturing flowback water” and the “increasing earthquakes” allegedly linked to injection wells used for oil and gas wastewater disposal. McCarthy , Case No. The lawsuit is styled as Environmental Integrity Project, et al.

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Fracking Scores with Two Colorado Supreme Court Opinions

The Energy Law Blog

Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is a hotly debated topic in many states. The residents of Longmont, Colorado voted in 2012 to add Article XVI to the City’s home-rule charter. Tammany Parish filed suit after the announcement by Helis Oil & Gas of its intent to begin hydraulic fracturing in the Parish.