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EPA Draft Report on Fracking
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a draft report on hydraulic fracturing, concluding that there is no evidence that fracking ha…
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Fracking Toxic Tort Case Dismissed Per Lone Pine Order
Readers will recall our earlier postings on “fracking”; natural gas from shale rock promises to provide cleaner, abundant energy for the U.S…
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Fracking Meets Medical Monitoring
We have posted before about medical monitoring claims, and recently noted how plaintiff attorneys have cast their eyes on hydraulic fracturing operati…
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Plaintiffs Bar Looking to Attack Exploration of Shale Gas
Many of our readers may have seen the recent cover story in Time noting how natural gas from shale rock promises to provide cleaner, abundant energy f…
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