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Posted on Feb 13, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
National Geographic has recently completed a journalistic segment about a group of farmers in northwest Texas which began 2012 under circumstances past generations could only imagine. According to a ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
As of February 1, 2012, a new Texas law is in effect which requires oil and natural gas operators to publically disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells. Legal ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2012 By Amaro Law Firm
According to reports, west Texas has recorded its third earthquake in less than a month. The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a 3.2 magnitude earthquake on December 18, 2011 at 9 a.m. Reportedly, ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2011 By admin in Fracking
According to a recent report, Rep. Joe Barton and Sen. John Cornyn were the top recipients of campaign contributions from companies involved in hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2011 By admin in Fracking
According to recent reports, the United States Government is on its way to imposing new mandates on natural gas wells located on public lands. U.S. officials say they will be rewriting badly outdated ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2011 By admin in Fracking
According to reports, Chris Christie, the Governor of New Jersey, has imposed a one-year moratorium on natural gas hydraulic fracturing in his state. Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2011 By admin in Fracking
According to recent reports, a panel working for the Federal Department of Energy has issued recommendations for improving the safety and curbing the environmental impact of natural gas and oil ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By admin in Fracking
According to reports, the United States government will ask a federal judge to dismiss a New York lawsuit that seeks to force a comprehensive review of how natural gas extraction might affect the 9 ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2011 By admin in Fracking
According to reports, the state of Texas is in the midst of the driest eight-month period in the recorded history of the state. As west Texas reservoirs run dry, communities of the region are ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By admin in Fracking
Hydraulic fracking is a process used by oil and natural gas companies to drill for fossil fuels more efficiently. Some sources believe the hydraulic fracking process is linked to Texas water supply ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2011 By admin in Fracking
Reportedly, Texas regulators disagree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which concluded a gas driller had contaminated water wells in north Texas. Sources say the Texas Rail Road ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By admin in Fracking
In April of 2010, local authorities say a light to moderate earth quake jolted the small town of Dish, Texas. Reportedly, the earth quake registered a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale and ...
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